Coptic Fasting Calendar 1918
Coptic fasting calendar 1918: Great Lent from Monday, March 11, 1918 to Saturday, May 4, 1918, with the Fast of Nineveh, the Apostles' Fast, St. Mary's Fast, the Nativity Fast and the paramoun.
The fasts of 1918
| Fast | Begins | Ends | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nativity Fast (Advent) | Sun, Nov 25, 191716 Hathor | Sun, Jan 6, 191828 Koiak | 43 days |
| Paramoun of the Nativity | Fri, Jan 4, 191826 Koiak | Sun, Jan 6, 191828 Koiak | 3 days |
| Paramoun of the Theophany | Fri, Jan 18, 191810 Tobi | Fri, Jan 18, 191810 Tobi | 1 day |
| The Fast of Nineveh (Jonah) | Mon, Feb 25, 191818 Meshir | Wed, Feb 27, 191820 Meshir | 3 days |
| Great Lent | Mon, Mar 11, 19182 Paremhat | Sat, May 4, 191826 Parmouti | 55 days |
| The Apostles' Fast | Mon, Jun 24, 191817 Paoni | Thu, Jul 11, 19184 Epip | 18 days |
| The Fast of the Virgin Mary | Wed, Aug 7, 19181 Mesori | Wed, Aug 21, 191815 Mesori | 15 days |
| The Nativity Fast (Advent) | Mon, Nov 25, 191816 Hathor | Mon, Jan 6, 191928 Koiak | 43 days |
The fasts of the Coptic Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church keeps many fasts through the year: Great Lent (55 days, Holy Week included), the Fast of Nineveh (3 days), the Apostles' Fast, the Fast of the Virgin Mary (15 days), the Nativity Fast (43 days, from November 25 to January 6), and the paramoun before the Nativity and the Theophany. Great Lent, the Fast of Nineveh and the Apostles' Fast depend on the date of Easter, so they move every year, and the length of the Apostles' Fast changes with them.
Wednesdays and Fridays
Wednesday and Friday are fasting days every week of the year, except during the Holy Fifty Days after Easter, and when the Nativity or the Theophany falls on one of them.
The paramoun
The paramoun is a day of strict fasting in preparation for the Nativity and the Theophany. It is one day; it becomes two days when the feast falls on a Sunday, and three when it falls on a Monday.