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122 KoiakArchangel Gabriel
223 KoiakDavid the Prophet
324 KoiakSt. Ignatius
425 Koiak
526 Koiak
627 KoiakParamoun
728 KoiakChristmas
829 Koiak
930 KoiakAdoration of the Magi
101 TobiSt. Stephen
112 Tobi
123 TobiInfants of Bethlehem
134 TobiSt. John the Beloved
145 Tobi
156 TobiCircumcisionSt. BasilElijah the Prophet
167 Tobi
178 TobiPope Benjamin
189 Tobi
1910 TobiParamoun
2011 TobiTheophany
2112 TobiSt. TheodoreArchangel Michael
2213 TobiCanaSt. Demiana
2314 TobiSt. MaximusSt. Mehrael
2415 Tobi
2516 Tobi
2617 TobiSt. Domadius
2718 TobiSts. Mary & Martha
2819 Tobi
2920 Tobi
3021 TobiDeparture of St. Mary
3122 TobiSt. Anthony
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)

Feasts and occasions in January 2016

Occasions in January 2016
DateOccasionCoptic date
Jan 1FriFeast of the Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion22 Koiak
Jan 2SatDeparture of David the Prophet and KingSaint23 Koiak
Jan 3SunMartyrdom of St. Ignatius the God-BearerSaint24 Koiak
Jan 6WedParamoun of the NativityFast27 Koiak
Jan 7ThuThe Nativity of Christ (Coptic Christmas)Major Feast of the Lord28 Koiak
Jan 9SatThe Adoration of the MagiChurch Occasion30 Koiak
Jan 10SunMartyrdom of St. Stephen the ArchdeaconSaint1 Tobi
Jan 12TueThe Holy Infants of BethlehemSaint3 Tobi
Jan 13WedDeparture of St. John the BelovedSaint4 Tobi
Jan 15FriThe Circumcision of ChristMinor Feast of the Lord6 Tobi
Jan 15FriDeparture of St. Basil the GreatSaint6 Tobi
Jan 15FriThe Ascension of Elijah the ProphetSaint6 Tobi
Jan 17SunDeparture of Pope Benjamin ISaint8 Tobi
Jan 19TueParamoun of the TheophanyFast10 Tobi
Jan 20WedThe Theophany (Epiphany)Major Feast of the Lord11 Tobi
Jan 21ThuMartyrdom of St. Theodore the EasternSaint12 Tobi
Jan 21ThuMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Tobi
Jan 22FriThe Wedding at Cana of GalileeMinor Feast of the Lord13 Tobi
Jan 22FriMartyrdom of St. DemianaSaint13 Tobi
Jan 23SatDeparture of St. MaximusSaint14 Tobi
Jan 23SatMartyrdom of St. MehraelSaint14 Tobi
Jan 26TueDeparture of St. DomadiusSaint17 Tobi
Jan 27WedSts. Mary and Martha, the Sisters of LazarusSaint18 Tobi
Jan 30SatThe Departure of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Tobi
Jan 31SunDeparture of St. Anthony the Great, Father of MonksSaint22 Tobi
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About the Coptic calendar

The Coptic Orthodox Church keeps its feasts by the Coptic calendar, the old calendar of Egypt. It has twelve months of thirty days and a short thirteenth month, Nasie, of five days (six in a leap year). Its years are counted from AD 284, when the persecution of Diocletian began, so it is called the Calendar of the Martyrs and its years are written AM (Anno Martyrum). The year begins on 1 Thout, the Feast of El-Nayrouz, in September.

Most feasts keep the same Coptic date every year, such as the Nativity on 29 Koiak (January 7) and the Theophany on 11 Tobi (January 19). Easter is reckoned each year, and the Fast of Nineveh, Great Lent, the Ascension, Pentecost and the Apostles' Fast move with it.