thumb|Hawaiian sacrifice, from Jacques Arago's account of Freycinet's travels around the world from 1817 to 1820 Another purpose is divination from the body parts of the victim. According to Strabo, Celts stabbed a victim with a sword and divined the future from his death spasms.
thumb|hawaiian sacrifice from jacques arago's account of freycinet's travels around the world from 1817 to 1820 another purpose is divination from the body parts of the victim according to strabo celts stabbed a victim with a sword and divined the future from his death spasms