Editing Thelema (section)

===Holidays===
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The [[Book of the Law]] gives several holy days to be observed by Thelemites. There are no established or dogmatic ways to celebrate these days, so as a result Thelemites will often take to their own devices or celebrate in groups, especially within [[Ordo Templi Orientis]]. These holy days are usually observed on the following dates:{{sfnp|Schubert|2020}}

* March 20. ''The Feast of the Supreme Ritual'', which celebrates the Invocation of Horus, the ritual performed by Crowley on this date in 1904 that inaugurated the New Aeon.
* March 20/March 21. The ''Equinox of the Gods'', which is commonly referred to as the ''Thelemic New Year'' (although some celebrate the New Year on April 8). Although the [[equinox]] and the Invocation of Horus often fall on the same day, they are often treated as two different events. This date is the Autumnal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.
* April 8 through April 10. ''The Feast of the Three Days of the Writing of the Book of the Law.'' These three days are commemorative of the three days in the year 1904 during which Aleister Crowley wrote ''The Book of the Law''. One chapter was written each day, the first being written on April 8, the second on April 9, and the third on April 10. Although there is no official way of celebrating any Thelemic holiday, this particular feast day is usually celebrated by reading the corresponding chapter on each of the three days, usually at noon.
* June 20/June 21. The ''[[Summer solstice]]'' in the Northern Hemisphere and the [[Winter solstice]] in the Southern Hemisphere.
* August 12. ''The Feast of the Prophet and His Bride.'' This holiday commemorates the marriage of Aleister Crowley and his first wife [[Rose Edith Crowley]]. Rose was a key figure in the writing of ''The Book of the Law''.
* September 22/September 23. The ''[[Autumn equinox (Northern Hemisphere)|Autumnal equinox]]'' in the Northern Hemisphere and the Vernal Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.
* December 21/December 22. The ''[[Winter solstice]]'' in the Northern Hemisphere and the Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
* ''The Feast for Life'', celebrated at the birth of a Thelemite and on birthdays.
* ''The Feast for Fire/The Feast for Water''. These feast days are usually taken as being when a child hits puberty and steps unto the path of adulthood. The Feast for Fire is celebrated for a male, and the Feast for Water for a female.
* ''The Feast for Death'', celebrated on the death of a Thelemite and on the anniversary of their death. Crowley's Death is celebrated on December 1.