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An incantation, spell, charm, enchantment, or bewitchery is a magical formula intended to trigger a magical effect on a person or objects. The formula can be spoken, sung, or chanted . An incantation can also be performed during ceremonial rituals or prayers .
Incantation (Chinese: 咒; pinyin: Zhòu) is a 2022 Taiwanese found footage supernatural folk horror film directed by Kevin Ko, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Chang Che-wei. The film was released in Taiwan on 18 March 2022, and it became the highest-grossing Taiwanese horror film.
Articles relating to incantation, magical formulas intended to trigger a magical effect on a person or objects. The formula can be spoken, sung or chanted. An incantation can also be performed during ceremonial rituals or prayers. In the world of magic, wizards, witches, and fairies allegedly perform incantations.
Incantation (British band), a group of British and South American music performers "Incantation", a song by Loreena McKennitt, from her 2006 album An Ancient Muse; Incantation, a 1996 album by contemporary Celtic, neopagan singer Sharon Knight; Incantations, a 1978 music album by Mike Oldfield
The Maqlû, “burning,” series is an Akkadian incantation text which concerns the performance of a rather lengthy anti-witchcraft, or kišpū, ritual.In its mature form, probably composed in the early first millennium BC, [1]: 5 it comprises eight tablets of nearly a hundred incantations and a ritual tablet, giving incipits and directions for the ceremony.
The Merseburg charms, Merseburg spells, or Merseburg incantations (German: die Merseburger Zaubersprüche) are two medieval magic spells, charms or incantations, written in Old High German. They are the only known examples of Germanic pagan belief preserved in the language.
Old Norse: galdr and Old English: ġealdor or galdor are derived from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic *galdraz, meaning a song or incantation. [2] [3] The terms are also related by the removal of an Indo-European-tro suffix to the verbs Old Norse: gala and Old English: galan, both derived from Proto-Germanic *galaną, meaning to sing or cast a spell.
'Shadow, know your place') - an incantation used by a Scientist in a movie The Shadow to return his lost shadow, who became to live its own life, to its proper place. Schwan, kleb an! (literally "Swan, hold fast") - a spell used by the Youngest Brother in the tale "The Magic Swan" in the collection of Ludwig Bechstein.