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224 KoiakSt. Ignatius
325 Koiak
426 Koiak
527 Koiak
628 KoiakParamoun
729 KoiakChristmas
102 Tobi
135 Tobi
157 Tobi
179 TobiParamoun
1810 Tobi
1911 TobiTheophany
2315 Tobi
2416 Tobi
2517 TobiSt. Domadius
2719 Tobi
2820 Tobi
3022 TobiSt. Anthony
3123 TobiPope Cyril IV
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)

Feasts and occasions in January 2025

Occasions in January 2025
DateOccasionCoptic date
Jan 1WedDeparture of David the Prophet and KingSaint23 Koiak
Jan 2ThuMartyrdom of St. Ignatius the God-BearerSaint24 Koiak
Jan 6MonParamoun of the NativityFast28 Koiak
Jan 7TueThe Nativity of Christ (Coptic Christmas)Major Feast of the Lord29 Koiak
Jan 8WedThe Adoration of the MagiChurch Occasion30 Koiak
Jan 9ThuMartyrdom of St. Stephen the ArchdeaconSaint1 Tobi
Jan 11SatThe Holy Infants of BethlehemSaint3 Tobi
Jan 12SunDeparture of St. John the BelovedSaint4 Tobi
Jan 14TueThe Circumcision of ChristMinor Feast of the Lord6 Tobi
Jan 14TueDeparture of St. Basil the GreatSaint6 Tobi
Jan 14TueThe Ascension of Elijah the ProphetSaint6 Tobi
Jan 16ThuDeparture of Pope Benjamin ISaint8 Tobi
Jan 17FriParamoun of the Theophanyuntil Saturday, January 18Fast9 Tobi
Jan 19SunThe Theophany (Epiphany)Major Feast of the Lord11 Tobi
Jan 20MonMartyrdom of St. Theodore the EasternSaint12 Tobi
Jan 20MonMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Tobi
Jan 21TueThe Wedding at Cana of GalileeMinor Feast of the Lord13 Tobi
Jan 21TueMartyrdom of St. DemianaSaint13 Tobi
Jan 22WedDeparture of St. MaximusSaint14 Tobi
Jan 22WedMartyrdom of St. MehraelSaint14 Tobi
Jan 25SatDeparture of St. DomadiusSaint17 Tobi
Jan 26SunSts. Mary and Martha, the Sisters of LazarusSaint18 Tobi
Jan 29WedThe Departure of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Tobi
Jan 30ThuDeparture of St. Anthony the Great, Father of MonksSaint22 Tobi
Jan 31FriDeparture of Pope Cyril IV, Father of ReformSaint23 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.