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 +====== Thelemic Holy Days ======
  
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 +The official holy days of Thelema are set forth in The Book of the Law, Ch. II, v. 36-41. 
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 +//Let the rituals be rightly performed
 +with joy & beauty!
 +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!
 +A feast every day in your hearts in the
 +joy of my rapture!
 +A feast every night unto Nu, and the
 +pleasure of uttermost delight!// 
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 +**Here's a summary of key dates:**
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 +  * The Rituals of the Elements and Feasts of the Times are observed at the Equinoxes and Solstices.
 +  * 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 the Supreme Ritual (the Invocation of Horus) is observed on March 20.
 +  * The Feast for the Equinox of the Gods is held on the northern-hemisphere Vernal Equinox of each year to commemorate the founding of Thelema in 1904. It marks the beginning of the Thelemic year.
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 +Crowley's Birth: October 12, 1875
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 +Crowley's Death: December 1, 1947