Dog worship - Definition and Overview

Dog worship is the worship of dogs. It is rare, although some peoples have been said to practice it:

• The Nosarii of western Asia are said to worship a dog.
• The Kalangs of Java had a cult of the red dog, each family keeping one in the house. According to one authority, the dogs are images of wood that are worshipped after the death of a member of the family and burnt after a thousand days.
• In Nepal it is said that dogs are worshipped at the festival called Khicha Puja.
• Among the Harranians dogs were sacred, but this was rather as brothers of the mystae.