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135 MeshirSt. Bishai
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2214 MeshirSt. Severus
2416 MeshirSt. Elizabeth
2517 Meshir
2618 MeshirFast of Nineveh
2719 Meshir
2820 Meshir
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)

Feasts and occasions in February 2024

Occasions in February 2024
DateOccasionCoptic date
Feb 1ThuDeparture of Pope Cyril IV, Father of ReformSaint23 Tobi
Feb 4SunMartyrdom of the Forty-Nine Elders of ScetisSaint26 Tobi
Feb 5MonThe Archangel SurielChurch Occasion27 Tobi
Feb 5MonMartyrdom of St. Abu Fam the SoldierSaint27 Tobi
Feb 7WedMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Tobi
Feb 8ThuMartyrdom of Sts. Pistis, Helpis, Agape and Their Mother SophiaSaint30 Tobi
Feb 9FriThe Second Ecumenical Council at ConstantinopleChurch Occasion1 Meshir
Feb 10SatDeparture of St. Paul the First HermitSaint2 Meshir
Feb 13TueDeparture of St. Bishai of the Red MonasterySaint5 Meshir
Feb 16FriThe Entrance of Christ into the TempleMinor Feast of the Lord8 Meshir
Feb 16FriThe Martyrs of LibyaSaint8 Meshir
Feb 17SatDeparture of St. Barsoum, Father of the Syrian MonksSaint9 Meshir
Feb 20TueMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Meshir
Feb 22ThuDeparture of St. Severus of AntiochSaint14 Meshir
Feb 23FriDeparture of Zechariah the ProphetSaint15 Meshir
Feb 24SatDeparture of St. Elizabeth, Mother of John the BaptistSaint16 Meshir
Feb 26MonThe Fast of Nineveh (Jonah)until Wednesday, February 28Fast18 Meshir
Feb 29ThuJonah's PassoverChurch Occasion21 Meshir
Feb 29ThuMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Meshir
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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.