This animal sacrifice belief drew from several magical traditions. Black roosters were specifically chosen for their connection to the underworld in European folklore, where black animals were often associated with spiritual thresholds and liminality. The rooster’s morning crow was thought to dispel night spirits and darkness, making it a symbolic guardian between the seen and unseen worlds. The sacrifice often required specific timing, such as midnight on a full moon, or during liminal calendar periods like solstices. Similar practices existed across Southern Europe, the Caribbean, and parts of Latin America, where the ritual combined pre-Christian animal sacrifice practices with Christian symbols, such as sprinkling blood in the sign of the cross or invoking saints during the ritual. This practice represented one of the more extreme counter-magical techniques employed when someone believed themselves to be under serious magical attack and had exhausted other spiritual remedies.