History
WHAT DOES THE STEM OF THE WORD NAYROUZ MEAN? (“NIIARO-OO”)
“The rivers”
Martyr is a greek word that means..
witness
WHEN IS THE NAYROUZ CELEBRATED?
11TH SEPTEMBER
OR
1ST TOUT
the martyr’s blood
What is more useful when it is broken?
When did the Coptic Calendar begin?
284 AD
How does the early church honor the relics of the martyrs?
When the persecutions ended, the church honoured those relics by placing them in special containers or mausoleums, and churches and monasteries were built bearing the names of those martyrs.
WHAT IS THE NAYROUZ?
The Coptic New Year
A feast when martyrs and confessors are remembered
purity
Philo goes to the supermarket and buys 10 tomatoes. Unfortunately, on the way back home, all but 9 get ruined. How many tomatoes are left in a good condition?
9
Who is the first coptic martyr?
St. Stephen
The martyrs have a great presence in the rites of the Church. Tell me at least 2 ways they’re remembered during church.
Psalmody book (both the yearly and Kiahk versions), Doxologies, the special Psalis dedicated to them, the Dethnar (story of the saint of the day), in the Morning Doxologies, in the morning and evening vespers, and in the Holy Liturgy and many of the other ritual prayers.
HOW DOES THE CHURCH CELEBRATE THE NAYROUZ AND MARTYRS?
Veneration
Procession
Sing Doxologies
Anoint the relics of martyrs with spices
crown
A man looks at a painting in a museum and says, "Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son." Who is in the painting?
The Mans Son
HOW DID THE COPTIC CALENDAR BEGIN?
Torture and persecusion of christians by Emperor Diocletian
Who instigated the last and tenth persecution?
Emperor Diocletian
How many months are in the Coptic calendar?
13 Months
What does the seed of the date represent?
Forward, I am heavy; backward, I am not. What am I?
A Ton
The Coptic calendar became know as AM, which is an abbreviation for ____.
According to the martyrs
Which verse in the Bible shows the declaration of our commitment and love to God that we can forsake the things of this world for Our Lord.
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me” John 9:23.
WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN “RIVER” AND THE FEAST OF NAYROUZ?
Mid September is usually where the waters of the Nile river rises, so the prayers are lifted to God for the rising of the waters of the rivers for irrigation and ask for His blessings at the beginning (crown) of the Coptic Calendar year.
What does the word Nayrouz in Persian mean?
The new year
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Shorter