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FSC Spin-Off #20 October 2022 | 80's PARTY - The Show | RESULTS from page 1

Ausesken

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Welcome to Delphi!

As the last spin-off winner was Greece, we are hosting this one in Delphi because the Oracle will decide the winner this time. Of course, we have brought the sacrificial cake needed to consult the Oracle, and we have another offering to the Gods: don't worry, we won't be killing any animal. We've brought a really nice lettuce to be sacrificed instead.

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A bit of history...

It is likely that Delphi started off as a small, relatively insignificant settlement. However, it was located on an important trade route from Corinth to Northern Greece. By the 5th century BC, the oracle of Delphi had become the most well-known sacred site in Greece.

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One of the many reasons why Delphi became so important was due to its independence. Delphi’s location in Greece meant that it was not attached to any of the large and powerful city-states, such as Athens, Sparta or Corinth. This allowed it to maintain neutrality which, in theory at least, made its sanctuary accessible to all.

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The Oracle was only available for consultation on one day of each month. For three months of the year, during winter, there were no consultations. On each consultation day, there was a queue of consultants, each of whom had to purify themselves in spring water near the sanctuary. Each consultant had to pay money and offer a pelanos, a type of sacrificial cake, before the consultation. A further sacrifice was burned as an offering to all the gods and also to the people of Delphi. Consultants visited Delphi with requests as individuals (marriage, jobs prospects, remedies for a disease…) and also on behalf of entire city-states (disputes between communities, development of new colonies abroad…).

And now let's proceed to the offerings

* pelanos is offered *
* lettuce is brutally divided into two parts and also offered to the Gods *


We're ready to bring the music and let the Oracle decide!













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VOTING DEADLINE: October 29th 23:59 CET
 

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Unfortunately, Cyprus did not vote so it was disqualified.

Below we will look at the votes of 12 countries and announce the winner!


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