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>Sacred Prostitution, Temple Prostitution, Cult Prostitution and Religious Prostitution are general terms for a rite consisting of paid intercourse performed in the context of religious worship, possibly as a form of fertility rite or divine marriage (hieros-gamos). Scholars prefer the terms “sacred sex” or "sacred sexual rites" in cases where payment for services is not involved

>Sacred prostitution was once practiced by the miko within traditional Shintoin Japan. There were once Shinto beliefs that prostitution was sacred, and there used to be lodgings for the temple prostitutes on the shrine grounds. This traditional practice came to an end during the beginning of the Meiji era, due to the encroachment of Western Christian morality, and the government implementing the Shinbutsu bunri; which, among other things, drastically decreased the roles of the miko, and modified Shinto beliefs until it became what is now colloquially referred to as State Shinto

>Hololive is a modern attempt at reinstating Sacred Prostitution in Japan through virtual meetings between the shrine maiden, known as vtuber, and her customers, known as fans. They meet in a virtual environment where they enact hieros-gamos, the divine marriage.

Millenia have passed yet nothing has changed...