Coptic calendar

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Egyptian calendar calendar system liturgical calendar

The Coptic calendar is the liturgical and agricultural calendar used by the Coptic Orthodox Church, derived from the ancient Egyptian calendar and still employed in Egypt for religious feasts and seasons.

Aliases (11)

Alexandrian liturgical calendar ×2
Alexandrian (Coptic) calendar ×1
Alexandrian calendar tradition ×1
Coptic Orthodox liturgical year ×1
Coptic calendar (for some liturgical purposes) ×1
Coptic calendar of saints ×1
Egyptian calendar ×1
Egyptian calendar of the martyrs ×1
Egyptian civil calendar ×1
ancient Egyptian calendar ×1
ancient Egyptian civil calendar ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Egyptian calendar → calendar system → liturgical calendar →
alignedHistoricallyWith	Julian calendar →
alternativeName	Alexandrian calendar → Egyptian calendar of the martyrs →
basedOn	ancient Egyptian civil calendar →
closelyRelatedTo	Ethiopian calendar →
CopticChristmasCorrespondsTo	7 January Gregorian →
derivedFrom	ancient Egyptian calendar →
epagomenalMonthLengthCommonYear	5 days →
epagomenalMonthLengthLeapYear	6 days →
epochAssociatedWith	Diocletian persecution →
epochStartsInYear	284 →
follows	solar year →
hasEpoch	Anno Martyrum →
hasMonth	Epip → Hathor → Koiak → Meshir → Mesori → Paoni → Paopi → Paremhat → Paremoude → Pashons → Pi Kogi Enavot → Thout → Tobi →
hasNumberOfDaysInCommonYear	365 →
hasNumberOfDaysInLeapYear	366 →
hasNumberOfMonths	13 →
hasStructure	12 months of 30 days plus 1 epagomenal month →
influenced	Ethiopian calendar →
leapYearRule	every fourth year without exception →
newYearFestival	Nayrouz →
newYearMonth	Thout →
offsetFromGregorian	13 days between 1900 and 2099 →
originRegion	Alexandria →
primaryDomain	Coptic Orthodox liturgy →
usedBy	Coptic Catholic Church → Coptic Orthodox Church → Coptic communities in diaspora →
usedFor	agricultural seasons → church seasons → fasts → liturgical feasts →
usedIn	Egypt →
usedToDetermine	Coptic Christmas → date of Coptic Easter →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Coptic Catholic Church ("Coptic calendar (for some liturgical purposes)") → Coptic Rite → Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ("Alexandrian (Coptic) calendar") → Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ("Alexandrian liturgical calendar") →	usesCalendar
Coptic Synaxarion ("Coptic calendar of saints") → Festal Letters ("Alexandrian liturgical calendar") → Sothis ("Egyptian calendar") →	associatedWith
Coptic calendar ("Egyptian calendar of the martyrs") →	alternativeName
Coptic calendar ("ancient Egyptian civil calendar") →	basedOn
Copts →	calendar
Coptic Orthodox Church →	calendarUsed
Ethiopian calendar ("Alexandrian calendar tradition") →	follows
Coptic Christmas →	followsCalendar
Alexandrian Rite →	hasCalendar
Sothis ("Egyptian civil calendar") →	influenced
Ethiopian calendar ("ancient Egyptian calendar") →	influencedBy
Coptic Synaxarion →	organizedBy
Ethiopian calendar →	relatedTo
Liturgy of Saint Cyril ("Coptic Orthodox liturgical year") →	usedOnOccasions