In parts of Britain, an eerie tradition survived for centuries: a “sin-eater” consumed food associated with the dead, symbolically taking their sins upon himsel

In parts of Britain, an eerie tradition survived for centuries: a “sin-eater” consumed food associated with the dead, symbolically taking their sins upon himself. Feared, shunned—and called upon when someone died. [▻](https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/2102587949108051968/pu/vid/avc1/576x1024/kC…