Inca Sacrifice

The Inca could not predict solar eclipses, so when one occurred, it tended to frighten them badly. The Incas would try to figure out why Inti, the sun god, was displeased, and sacrifices would be offered as a result. The Inca hardly ever practiced human sacrifice, but since this was a huge deal, an eclipse sometimes was considered a reason to perform one. The reigning Inca would often go without eating for nearly a week after an eclipse and withdraw from any and all public duties.