Blót

A sacrifice or offering to one or more of the gods; to make a sacrifice, to sacrifice something. While it specifically refers to making an offering it is often used as a generalized term for heathen rituals.  If a ritual includes making an offering to gods, ancestors, spirits etc then calling it a blót is still correct.

Blót often refers to the sacrifice or butchering of an animal as part of an offering to gods. There is great importance place on treating the animal with care and respect, many people prefer to offer meat rather than slaughtering an animal without proper training.