Coptic Fasting Calendar 1929
Coptic fasting calendar 1929: Great Lent from Monday, March 11, 1929 to Saturday, May 4, 1929, with the Fast of Nineveh, the Apostles' Fast, St. Mary's Fast, the Nativity Fast and the paramoun.
The fasts of 1929
| Fast | Begins | Ends | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nativity Fast (Advent) | Sun, Nov 25, 192816 Hathor | Sun, Jan 6, 192928 Koiak | 43 days |
| Paramoun of the Nativity | Fri, Jan 4, 192926 Koiak | Sun, Jan 6, 192928 Koiak | 3 days |
| Paramoun of the Theophany | Fri, Jan 18, 192910 Tobi | Fri, Jan 18, 192910 Tobi | 1 day |
| The Fast of Nineveh (Jonah) | Mon, Feb 25, 192918 Meshir | Wed, Feb 27, 192920 Meshir | 3 days |
| Great Lent | Mon, Mar 11, 19292 Paremhat | Sat, May 4, 192926 Parmouti | 55 days |
| The Apostles' Fast | Mon, Jun 24, 192917 Paoni | Thu, Jul 11, 19294 Epip | 18 days |
| The Fast of the Virgin Mary | Wed, Aug 7, 19291 Mesori | Wed, Aug 21, 192915 Mesori | 15 days |
| The Nativity Fast (Advent) | Mon, Nov 25, 192916 Hathor | Mon, Jan 6, 193028 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.