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Coptic Christmas Celebrated by Coptic Orthodox Christians

Coptic Christmas is a religious observance for Coptic Orthodox Christians all over the world.

Coptic Christmas Date: January 7, 2011

Coptic 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.)

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Posted on 06 Jan 2011 in : Christian Calendar, Eritrea Holidays, Ethiopia Holidays, January Holidays


The Building of the Cross Observed by Orthodox Coptic Christians

Building of the Cross is a religious observance for Orthodox Coptic Christians all over the world.

Building of the Cross Date: September 27, 2010

Building of the Cross is a religious observance for Orthodox Coptic Christians all over the world.

The Feast of the Building of the Cross is celebrated on September 27. On the Coptic calendar it falls on the seventeenth day of the month of Tout, and it commemorates the dedication of the Church of the Holy Cross built by the mother of Emperor Constantine, Queen Helen.

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Posted on 26 Sep 2010 in : Christian Calendar, January Holidays


Mary’s Announcement Observed by Orthodox Christians

Mary’s Announcement is a religious observance for Coptic Orthodox Christians all over the world.

Mary’s Announcement Date: May 7, 2010

Mary’s Announcement is a religious observance for Coptic Orthodox Christians all over the world.

For Orthodox Churches the feast of Mary’s Announcement does not move in any way even if it falls on the same date as any other more important feast. It is to be celebrated nine months before Christmas. It remembers the moment when the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would have a child and he would be called Jesus. It is the moment that starts the Incarnation of Christ.

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Posted on 06 May 2010 in : Christian Calendar, May Holidays


Orthodox Christians Celebrate Orthodox Clean Monday

Orthodox Clean Monday is a religious observance for Russian Orthodox Christians all over the world. Orthodox Clean Monday is a religious observance for Greek Orthodox Christians all over the world.

Orthodox Clean Monday: February 15, 2010

Orthodox Clean Monday is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world.

Clean Monday is the first day of the Great Lent that precedes Easter in Orthodox Christian Churches. It is like Ash Wednesday for Western Churches. The name gives away the intentions of the day: to leave all sinful behavior behind and enter the Great Lent period with a clean heart, ready to celebrate Easter.

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Posted on 14 Feb 2010 in : Bulgaria Holidays, February Holidays, France Holidays, Greece Holidays, Greek Orthodox Calendar


Coptic Epiphany Observed by Coptic Orthodox Christians

Coptic Epiphany is a religious observance for Coptic Orthodox Christians all over the world.

Orthodox Epiphany Date: January 19, 2010

Coptic 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.

Read more about the Coptic Ephiphany . . .

Posted on 18 Jan 2010 in : Christian Calendar, Ethiopia Holidays, Georgia Holidays

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