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Ritual suicide

Okay kiddo, so ritual suicide is something that some people used to do a long time ago in certain cultures. It’s when someone decides to take their own life on purpose as part of an important tradition or belief.

In some cultures, they believed that by doing this, they were showing extreme loyalty or respect to their leaders or gods. They thought that they had to die in a certain way to honor the traditions of their people and make sure they would go to a good place after they passed away.

This kind of suicide usually involved a lot of preparation, like wearing special clothes or performing specific rituals beforehand. It was also usually done in a very public way, so everyone could see and know that the person was doing it on purpose.

Nowadays, most people think that killing yourself is a very sad and serious thing, and that there are always other options to deal with problems or difficult situations. We don’t believe that hurting ourselves is the solution, and we try to help people who may be in distress or need support.
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