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Feasts and occasions in Tobi 1736 AM

Occasions in Tobi 1736 AM
DateOccasionCoptic date
Jan 10FriMartyrdom of St. Stephen the ArchdeaconSaint1 Tobi
Jan 12SunThe Holy Infants of BethlehemSaint3 Tobi
Jan 13MonDeparture of St. John the BelovedSaint4 Tobi
Jan 15WedThe Circumcision of ChristMinor Feast of the Lord6 Tobi
Jan 15WedDeparture of St. Basil the GreatSaint6 Tobi
Jan 15WedThe Ascension of Elijah the ProphetSaint6 Tobi
Jan 17FriParamoun of the Theophanyuntil Sunday, January 19Fast8 Tobi
Jan 17FriDeparture of Pope Benjamin ISaint8 Tobi
Jan 20MonThe Theophany (Epiphany)Major Feast of the Lord11 Tobi
Jan 21TueMartyrdom of St. Theodore the EasternSaint12 Tobi
Jan 21TueMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Tobi
Jan 22WedThe Wedding at Cana of GalileeMinor Feast of the Lord13 Tobi
Jan 22WedMartyrdom of St. DemianaSaint13 Tobi
Jan 23ThuDeparture of St. MaximusSaint14 Tobi
Jan 23ThuMartyrdom of St. MehraelSaint14 Tobi
Jan 26SunDeparture of St. DomadiusSaint17 Tobi
Jan 27MonSts. Mary and Martha, the Sisters of LazarusSaint18 Tobi
Jan 30ThuThe Departure of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Tobi
Jan 31FriDeparture of St. Anthony the Great, Father of MonksSaint22 Tobi
Feb 1SatDeparture of Pope Cyril IV, Father of ReformSaint23 Tobi
Feb 4TueMartyrdom of the Forty-Nine Elders of ScetisSaint26 Tobi
Feb 5WedThe Archangel SurielChurch Occasion27 Tobi
Feb 5WedMartyrdom of St. Abu Fam the SoldierSaint27 Tobi
Feb 7FriMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Tobi
Feb 8SatMartyrdom of Sts. Pistis, Helpis, Agape and Their Mother SophiaSaint30 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.