CANDY CANE
What are the 2 main colours of a candy cane?
Red and White
What are the gifts of the 3 Wise Men?
Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh
What happens 4 Saturday Nights during Advent?
Kiahk
What day is Christmas in the Coptic Calendar?
Kiahk 29
What do we put on top of a Christmas tree and why?
Star: to symbolize the star that the 3 Magi followed Angel: to symbolize the angel that appeared to the shepherds
Why is the Candy Cane shaped like a cane?
It is because of the shepherd's staff and a ‘J’ for Jesus
In Matthew 1:23 what is the name given to Jesus?
Emmanuel
What happens 4 Saturday Nights during Advent?
Kiahk
What month is Kiahk in the Coptic year?
4th Month
Which Christmas tradition started out as ‘pagan’ but became associated with Christianity?
Putting up and decorating a Christmas tree
Why are there stripes as the design?
It is to represent the stripes on his back-from the whips he took
Which two Gospels begin with the story of John?
Mark and Luke
During what fasts are we allowed to eat fish?
Fish can only be eaten during the advent fast, Apostles fast, and St. Mary’s fast
What is another name for Kiahk and what does that mean?
7 & 4
7 Theotokias
4 Canticles
Why were the Shepherds the first to see Jesus?
Shepherds were the lowest people in that time. Jesus wanted to show that he came for all of us, the rich and the poor
What do the 2 main colours of a candy cane represent?
Red: the blood he shed for us
White: the colour of our purity
How many generations between Abraham to Christ is mentioned in Matthew?
14+14+14=42
How long do we fast for advent and why do we fast that long?
43 days: 40 days because the Israelites wondered the desert for 40 years before seeing the promised land and 3 days because of the miracle in which St. Simon moved the mountain after fasting for 3 days
What are each of the 4 Canticles?
1 - The praise of Moses after crossing the Red Sea
2- The praise of Thanksgiving which the Church offers to God for the sake of His love for us
3- The praise of the three saintly youths
4 - Praise God in all His saints
What do the Magi’s gifts symbolize?
Gold: Royalty
Frankincense: his Sinless pure state
Myrrh: Jesus as a Sacrificial lamb
Why is a candy cane made of candy?
His love toward us is sweet
What does the Book of John refer to Jesus as?
The Word
Why do we celebrate Christmas on January 7th?
When we set the date for Christmas from the old calendar to the new, it was set on December 25th, but the new calendar is shorter than the old calendar so every 400 years we lose a day. Since we go by the old calendar, our Christmas has come later until we finally celebrate it on January 7th
List 5 Theotokias
1.The Holiest of Holies
2.The Ark Overlaid with Gold:
3.The Covering of the Ark with the Cherubim Overshadowing it:
4.The Golden Pot and the Manna that was Hidden in it:
5.The Golden Lampstand Carrying the Light:
6.The Golden Censer — a symbol of the Virgin.
7.The Rod of Aaron that Blossomed:
8.The Blossom of Incense
9.The Burning Bush which was Blazing with Fire and was not Burned:
10.A comparison between the Virgin the Mother of Salvation — and Eve the mother of death.
11.The Ladder which Jacob Saw — firm on the earth and ascending to heaven and the angels descending on it.
12.Mount Sinai: The word of God coming down on it was a symbol of the Virgin, the carrier of the Word.
13.The Mountain which Daniel Saw and had Cut a Rock from
14.The Gate that Ezekiel the Prophet Saw Closed, not opened or a person entering it.
15.A symbol for the Virgin is that she is the city of God, the dwelling of the joyous
16.The cloud is a symbol of the Virgin
17.Mary is the Rational Paradise that the Second Adam dwelt in (the Lord Jesus).
18.Mary is a new second heaven that the Sun of Righteousness shined from.
19.Mary is the dough of all mankind who presented herself to Christ so that He would take a body from her.
20.Mary is the woman clothed with the sun with the moon under her feet, and the twelve stars crown her head.
21.She became higher than the Cherubim and elevated above the Seraphim because she became a throne for God carried by the Cherubim and the Seraphim.
22.Isaiah the prophet said about her, “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel which is translated, ‘God with us.'”
23.The Tablets of the Covenant Written with the Finger of God were a symbol of the Virgin from
whom the Word of God took flesh.
When is Jesus’ actual birthday?
Nobody knows the exact date of his birth