Coptic Fasting Calendar 1999
Coptic fasting calendar 1999: Great Lent from Monday, February 15, 1999 to Saturday, April 10, 1999, with the Fast of Nineveh, the Apostles' Fast, St. Mary's Fast, the Nativity Fast and the paramoun.
The fasts of 1999
| Fast | Begins | Ends | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nativity Fast (Advent) | Wed, Nov 25, 199816 Hathor | Wed, Jan 6, 199928 Koiak | 43 days |
| Paramoun of the Nativity | Wed, Jan 6, 199928 Koiak | Wed, Jan 6, 199928 Koiak | 1 day |
| Paramoun of the Theophany | Mon, Jan 18, 199910 Tobi | Mon, Jan 18, 199910 Tobi | 1 day |
| The Fast of Nineveh (Jonah) | Mon, Feb 1, 199924 Tobi | Wed, Feb 3, 199926 Tobi | 3 days |
| Great Lent | Mon, Feb 15, 19998 Meshir | Sat, Apr 10, 19992 Parmouti | 55 days |
| The Apostles' Fast | Mon, May 31, 199923 Pashons | Sun, Jul 11, 19994 Epip | 42 days |
| The Fast of the Virgin Mary | Sat, Aug 7, 19991 Mesori | Sat, Aug 21, 199915 Mesori | 15 days |
| The Nativity Fast (Advent) | Thu, Nov 25, 199915 Hathor | Thu, Jan 6, 200027 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.