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The '''[[Sabbat]]''' is, depending on the context and the religious tradition, a day set aside for rest, worship, or celebration.
'''[[Ritual magic]]''' (also called ceremonial magic, high magic or learned magic) encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic. The works included are characterized by ceremony and numerous requisite accessories to aid the practitioner. Popularized by the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]], it draws on such schools of philosophical and occult thought as [[Kabbalah|Hermetic Qabalah]], [[Enochian]] magic, [[Thelema]], and the magic of various [[grimoire]]s. Ritual magic is major element in [[Hermes Trismegistus|Hermeticism]] and [[occult]]ism.


[[Abrahamic religion]]s treat the sabbath as a day of rest, commanded by [[Yahweh]] to be kept as a holy day of rest. The practice of observing the Sabbath (Shabbat) originates in the [[Bible|biblical]] commandment "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy" (Exodus 20:8–11). The sabbath is observed in [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]].


The ancient [[paganism|pagan]] peoples of Europe differed in the festivals they celebrated. In the British Isles, the Anglo-Saxons primarily celebrated the four solstices and equinoxes, while Insular Celtic peoples primarily celebrated the four midpoints between these.
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Ritual magic (also called ceremonial magic, high magic or learned magic) encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic. The works included are characterized by ceremony and numerous requisite accessories to aid the practitioner. Popularized by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, it draws on such schools of philosophical and occult thought as Hermetic Qabalah, Enochian magic, Thelema, and the magic of various grimoires. Ritual magic is major element in Hermeticism and occultism.


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