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Orthodox Epiphany Date: January 19Coptic Epiphany is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world. Epiphany is one of the seven major feasts of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The epiphany signifies the appearance or manifestation of God to man through Jesus Christ. For Orthodox churches it is the celebration of the baptism of Jesus; for Western Christians it is the Feast of the Magi. Orthodox New Year Celebrated by Orthodox Christians
Orthodox New Year: January 14Orthodox New Year is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world. Orthodox New Year is also known as Old New Year. The New Year falls on January 1 on the old Julian calendar, corresponding to January 14 on the modern Gregorian calendar, and it will remain as such until 2100. Orthodox Christians follow the Julian calendar that was the effective calendar before the appearance of the Gregorian calendar edited by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. Jesus’ Circumcision Celebrated by Orthodox Christians
Jesus’ Circumcision Date: January 14Jesus’ Circumcision is a religious observance for Coptic Orthodox Christians all over the world. Coptic Orthodox Christians celebrate the circumcision of Jesus on the first day of the Julian calendar, which corresponds with January 14 on the Gregorian calendar until 2100. The date is chosen because it is the eighth day after the birth of Jesus, a date which is considered to be when the new born baby was circumcised and received the name Jesus, according to Jewish tradition. Coptic Christmas Celebrated by Coptic Orthodox Christians
Coptic Christmas Date: January 7, 2011Coptic Christmas is a religious observance for Coptic Orthodox Christians all over the world. Orthodox Coptic Christmas isn’t celebrated on December 25 as in most of the Western world because Coptic Christians follow the Julian calendar which has a 14-day difference from the Gregorian calendar used by Western Christians. Calendars differences aside, it is the same holiday in which the birth of Jesus is celebrated. On the Coptic calendar it falls on the month of Kiyahk. (A kiyahk is a vase used in ancient Egyptian funeral rituals.) Epiphany Observed by Christians
Epiphany Day: January 6Epiphany is a religious observance for Christians all over the world. January 6 is the date of the Epiphany Feast for Christians all over the world. It is the celebration of the revelation of God as human in the person of Jesus Christ. Western churches celebrate the visit of the Magi to the newborn Jesus, and Eastern Christians celebrate his baptism as the moment of Christ’s revelation as the son of God. « Previous Page — Next Page » |
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