Fall
What is the first day of the Coptic year?
BONUS: what is the feast called?
September 11
The Feast of Nayrouz/Martyrs
Which Coptic season/month do we celebrate Jesus' birth?
Kiakh/Nativity/Advent
This is the longest fast of the year
Great Lent
What service takes place during St. Mary's fast?
Nahda
How many major and minor feasts combined?
14
How many days is the feast of the Cross in the fall?
bonus: how many times do we celebrate the feast of the cross in the year?
3 days
2 times
What major feast comes shortly after the Nativity?
BONUS: what is the feast date?
Feast of Theophany
January 19
what is the difference between the themes of Holy Lent and the Holy 50 days
During lent we are focused on repentance (mournful) especially during Holy week
During the holy 50 days we are joyful for the salvation we obtained through Jesus' death and resurrection
which fast are we in right now?
bonus: how many days is it?
the Apostles fast
15 to 49 days
Which days of the week do we fast EXCEPT during the Holy 50 days?
Wednesday and Friday
First Coptic Month
what is the Coptic month/date of the feast of Nativity
Kiakh 29
This feast occurs at the end of the Holy 50 days
Feast of the Pentecost
This is celebrated on June 1
Holy Family's flight to Egypt
How many months in the Coptic Calendar
13
Who Roman Emperor initiated the great persecution of Christians which became the start of the new year in the Coptic Calendar?
Emperor Diocletian
This minor Feast is celebrated between the Holy Nativity and Holy Theophany
Feast of the Circumcision (Jan 14)
How many weeks prior to lent do we fast Jonah's fast?
BONUS: how many days is the fast?
2 weeks prior
3 days
The Assumption of St. Mary takes place on what date?
Name all the major feasts
Annunciation
Holy Nativity
Holy Theophany
Palm Sunday
Resurrection
ascension
Pentecost
The Coptic New Year is around the same time as what important season in ancient Egyptian times?
flooding of the Nile
How long is the fast of Nativity
This feast occurs 40 days after the Resurrection
The Ascension
St. Peter and St. Paul
The ancient Coptic calendar was adopted to which calendar?
Bonus: How many days per month and how many months were there?
Julian Calendar
30 days per month for 12 months and 1 short month of 5 days