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*'''Birth''': When a child is born, their umbilical chord must be sacrificed to Noi to bless them. When they are born, a child is blessed by their parents and/or a priest. In Ipsitism, it is mandated such includes a baptism.
*'''Birth''': When a child is born, their umbilical chord must be sacrificed to Noi to bless them. When they are born, a child is blessed by their parents and/or a priest. In Ipsitism, it is mandated such includes a baptism.
*'''Religious sites''': Temples are buildings specifically constructed as a place of worship for Paxists and thus under most circumstances, non-Paxists are not allowed to enter these venues. Their construction varies widely, but Paxists art is highly variable according to time and location. The most important component is to contain a large space for prayer as well as an altar for sacrifices.
*'''Religious sites''': Temples are buildings specifically constructed as a place of worship for Paxists and thus under most circumstances, non-Paxists are not allowed to enter these venues. Their construction varies widely, but Paxists art is highly variable according to time and location. The most important component is to contain a large space for prayer as well as an altar for sacrifices.

== Holy sites ==
{{Multiple image
| image1 = Temple of the Restoration.jpg
| caption1 = Temple of the Restoration in Adrien, Ashura, Packilvania
| image2 = Memorial of the Jovian Gate.jpg
| caption2 = Temple of the Remembrance (Memorial of the Jovian Gate) in Akas Akil, Ashura, Packilvania
| image3 = Bingol Royal Palace.jpg
| caption3 = Temple of the Authority (Bingol Royal Palace) in Bingol, Packilvania
}}
The three holiest places in Paxism are the Temple of the Remembrance (more commonly known as the [[Memorial of the Jovian Gate]] or simply the Jovian Gate) in [[Akas Akil]], the Temple of the Authority (located on the site of the Bingol Royal Palace) in [[Bingol]] and the Temple of the Restoration in [[Adrien]] all of which are located in Packilvania.

The Memorial of the Jovian Gate was by followers of the Prophet Besmali to commemorate the Battle of Pax and Borg. The Battle of Pax and Borg is regarded as the most important event in Paxism after the Creation of the Universe because it was at this point that the Borg, an evil Esma was defeated by Pax and sealed away behind a magical barrier known as the Jovian Gate. The Memorial of the Jovian Gate contains the oldest copy of the Ichtmar in existence and many people believe that it is the original copy penned by Besmali himself. The area gained added significance by being struck by a meteor in the year 0CE, an event believed to be the third most important event in Paxism and currently marks the start of the New Year. Thus, it is regarded as the holiest site in Paxism.

The Temple of the Restoration is built on the site where King Suleiman of Yehudah received a vision from Noi and Pax to start writing the Vagumar to bring the nations under a single version of Paxism. At the Palace that was formerly located on the site, Jerome of Damaclion conducted the work of compiling writings from notable scholars and prophets alongside the Ichtmar into a single document known as the Vagumar. At this same spot, a council of scholars and prophets from across Central Yasteria approved the final document which today comprises the bulk of the writings of Paxists in the world. It is the second holiest site in Paxism and is the last whose holiness is undisputed.

The Temple of the Authority is located on a hill in Bingol that forms part of the Bingol Royal Palace complex. It was the location where High King Melkezedek ordered various scholars to compile the Bas Magdamar due to the fact that there was major divisions among Paxists due to the infiltration of pagan ideals and beliefs. It builds on the Vagumar and by extension the Ichtmar with a few other writings specifically related to religious authority and interpretation. This was the site where Melkezedek issued a Decree proclaiming the establishment of the Magisterium and at which he summoned the Council of Bingol to approve the Bas Magdamar. All Paxists hold that it is an important site, but the degrees vary. In Melkezedekism it is the third holiest site equal to Adrien and Akas Akil. In Yehudism and Ipstitism, it is holy but not equal to Akas Akil and Adrien due to the Magisterium is recognised as important but hardly authoritative. This means to them pilgrimage to Bingol is not compulsory but edifying. In Obedism it is holy because King Obed III issued additions to the Bas Magdamar from the same place.

There are other sites of minor religious significance in Paxism as follows:

* The Temple of the Righteous Reign was built by Sultan Saidun the Conqueror atop the Mausoleum of Prophet Sohadek to justify his reign. Although Sohadekism considers it holy, they do not consider it equal to the previous three sites. Madvinists have mixed feelings about it due to the fact that Prophet Sohadek was indeed a recognised Prophet and their own ties to the Sultan's rule come from his prophecies but they resent human rule and disavow the argument that the Sultan could only be human as the Sohadekist suggest.
* The Temple of Victory over Paganism is located at the Mausoleum of Iktan the Devout to commemorate the defeat of King Obed III of Bingol. It is regarded as important by Madvinists and Sohadekist but Obedists regard it as an effrontery of the highest order and they are forbidden from ever visiting it. Their High Priest cursed the site as evil.
* The Temple of the Defeat of Atheism was built by Sultan [[Amhoud I]] in Adrien at the site where he was crowned to commemorate his defeat of the Packilvanian Communist Party and the restoration of Paxist rule over Packilvania. Madvinists consider it a sacred site and other sects believe it is of some value because they value the restoration of Paxism. However, all other sects have complaints about the self-aggrandisation of the [[Bedonite dynasty]] and its rule over Packilvania that lead them to disregard the supposed holy status of the Temple that Amhoud wanted it to convey instead considering it a temple like any other.
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