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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

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.

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Posted on 18 Jan 2013 in : Christian Calendar,Ethiopia Holidays,Georgia Holidays


Orthodox New Year Celebrated by Orthodox Christians

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

Orthodox New Year: January 14

Orthodox 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.

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Posted on 13 Jan 2013 in : Christian Calendar,Equatorial Guinea Holidays,Ethiopia Holidays,France Holidays,January Holidays


Jesus’ Circumcision Celebrated by Orthodox Christians

Jesus’ Circumcision is a religious observance for Coptic Orthodox Christians all over the world.

Jesus’ Circumcision Date: January 14

Jesus’ 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.

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Posted on 13 Jan 2013 in : Christian Calendar,January Holidays


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 2013 in : Christian Calendar,Eritrea Holidays,Ethiopia Holidays,January 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

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 2012 in : Bulgaria Holidays,France Holidays,Greece Holidays,Greek Orthodox Calendar

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