Coptic Fasting Calendar 1980
Coptic fasting calendar 1980: Great Lent from Monday, February 11, 1980 to Saturday, April 5, 1980, with the Fast of Nineveh, the Apostles' Fast, St. Mary's Fast, the Nativity Fast and the paramoun.
The fasts of 1980
| Fast | Begins | Ends | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nativity Fast (Advent) | Sun, Nov 25, 197915 Hathor | Sun, Jan 6, 198027 Koiak | 43 days |
| Paramoun of the Nativity | Fri, Jan 4, 198025 Koiak | Sun, Jan 6, 198027 Koiak | 3 days |
| Paramoun of the Theophany | Fri, Jan 18, 19809 Tobi | Sat, Jan 19, 198010 Tobi | 2 days |
| The Fast of Nineveh (Jonah) | Mon, Jan 28, 198019 Tobi | Wed, Jan 30, 198021 Tobi | 3 days |
| Great Lent | Mon, Feb 11, 19803 Meshir | Sat, Apr 5, 198027 Paremhat | 55 days |
| The Apostles' Fast | Mon, May 26, 198018 Pashons | Fri, Jul 11, 19804 Epip | 47 days |
| The Fast of the Virgin Mary | Thu, Aug 7, 19801 Mesori | Thu, Aug 21, 198015 Mesori | 15 days |
| The Nativity Fast (Advent) | Tue, Nov 25, 198016 Hathor | Tue, Jan 6, 198128 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.