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The official holy days of Thelema are as set forth in The Book of the
Law, Chapter II, verses 36-41.
"There are rituals of the elements and
feasts of the times.
A feast for the first night of the
Prophet and his Bride!
A feast for the three days of the
writing of the Book of the Law.
A feast for Tahuti and the child of
the Prophet-secret, O
Prophet!
A feast for the Supreme Ritual, and a
feast for the Equinox of the
Gods.
A feast for fire and a feast for
water; a feast for life and a greater
feast for death!"
The Rituals of the Elements are
observed at the Equinoxes and
Solstices.
The Feasts of the Times are observed
as follows:
- The Feast for the First Night of
the Prophet and His Bride is observed on August 12.
- The Feast for the Three Days of the
Writing of the Book of the Law is observed on April 8, 9 and 10,
beginning at noon on each day.
- The Feast for Tahuti and the child
of the Prophet. This particular feast is of a character suited only to
initiates.
- The Feast for the Supreme Ritual
(the Invocation of Horus) is observed on March 20.
- The Feast for the Equinox of the
Gods is held on the Vernal Equinox of each year to commemorate the
founding of Thelema in 1904 EV, and represents the opening of the
Thelemic New Year.
- The Feast for Life or Lesser Feast
is celebrated at the birth of an individual.
- The Feast for Water is celebrated
at puberty for a girl.
- The Feast for Fire is celebrated at
puberty of a boy.
- The Feast for Death or Greater
Feast is celebrated at the death of an individual.
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