Birth of Christ
Where was Christ born?
Bethlehem
Which prophet said the most about the birth of Christ?
Isaiah
On what Coptic date do we celebrate Christmas?
10 point bonus: On what day of each month do we commemorate the nativity?
10 bonus: What other feasts do we celebrate on this day?
Kiahk 29
Bonus 1: 29th
Bonus 2: Annunciation, Ressurection
(NOT including the great fast)
In what city was Jesus brought up as a child?
Nazareth
True or False
It was never prophesied that babies would be killed in Bethlehem for if it had no one would ever want to live there.
False Jeremiah 31:15
How long is the Nativity fast and why?
43 days
Moses fasted 40 days to receive the word of God on the tablets, we fast 40 days to receive the Logos Incarnate.
3 days moving of the mountain of mookutam
What is the meaning of "Immanuel"?
"God be with us"
What was the name of the old prophetess who saw Jesus in the temple when he was presented to the Lord after his birth?
Anna
What does the Censer and the charcoal inside symbolize?
They symbolize St. Mary carrying Jesus in her womb.
What did the wise men bring and what did they symbolize? Where did the wise men come from?
Gold (king)
Frankincense (priest)
Myrrh (suffering)
East
Who said;
"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son"?
Isaiah
How many major feasts of the Lord are there and what are they?
Seven.
Annunciation, Nativity, Epiphany, Palm Sunday, Resurrection, Ascension, and Pentecost.
What are the 4 weeks before Nativity called?
The Advent
What did the prophet Micah say about Jesus' birth?
He would be born in Bethlehem?
Who said "Beautiful is the Night on which the Beautiful One came to make everything beautiful?"
St. Ephraim the Syrian