Feast of the Coptic New Year
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The Feast of the Coptic New Year, or Nayrouz, is a Christian liturgical celebration marking the start of the Coptic calendar and commemorating the martyrs of the Coptic Church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coptic New Year | 1 |
| Feast of the Coptic New Year canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9517966 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feast of the Coptic New Year Context triple: [Nayrouz, alsoKnownAs, Feast of the Coptic New Year]
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Coptic Christmas
Coptic Christmas is the principal celebration of the Nativity in the Coptic Orthodox Church, observed on January 7 according to the Julian calendar-based liturgical tradition.
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Ethiopian New Year
Ethiopian New Year, known as Enkutatash, is a traditional holiday in Ethiopia that marks the beginning of the new year in the Ethiopian calendar, typically celebrated on September 11 (or 12 in a leap year) with religious services, family gatherings, and cultural festivities.
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Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
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Festival of Sokar
The Festival of Sokar was an ancient Egyptian religious celebration honoring the funerary god Sokar, marked by processions, rituals of renewal, and ceremonies associated with the necropolis and the afterlife.
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Nativity Fast
The Nativity Fast is an Eastern Christian period of abstinence and spiritual preparation leading up to the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ (Christmas).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feast of the Coptic New Year Target entity description: The Feast of the Coptic New Year, or Nayrouz, is a Christian liturgical celebration marking the start of the Coptic calendar and commemorating the martyrs of the Coptic Church.
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A.
Coptic Christmas
Coptic Christmas is the principal celebration of the Nativity in the Coptic Orthodox Church, observed on January 7 according to the Julian calendar-based liturgical tradition.
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B.
Ethiopian New Year
Ethiopian New Year, known as Enkutatash, is a traditional holiday in Ethiopia that marks the beginning of the new year in the Ethiopian calendar, typically celebrated on September 11 (or 12 in a leap year) with religious services, family gatherings, and cultural festivities.
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C.
Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
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D.
Festival of Sokar
The Festival of Sokar was an ancient Egyptian religious celebration honoring the funerary god Sokar, marked by processions, rituals of renewal, and ceremonies associated with the necropolis and the afterlife.
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E.
Nativity Fast
The Nativity Fast is an Eastern Christian period of abstinence and spiritual preparation leading up to the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ (Christmas).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast
ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox feast ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ |
| alsoCalled |
Coptic New Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Feast of Nayrouz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSymbol |
guava
ⓘ
palm branches ⓘ red dates ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Era of the Martyrs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Alexandrian calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarEraStart | AD 284 ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedWith |
Divine Liturgy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
processions in some churches ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation | precedes other Coptic feasts in the liturgical year ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Coptic martyrs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
martyrs of the early Christian Church in Egypt ⓘ |
| commemorativeAspect | beginning of the Era of the Martyrs ⓘ |
| countryOfPrimaryObservation | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Egyptian Christian culture ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | Coptic calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalText |
doxologies for the new year
ⓘ
hymns for the martyrs ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
remembrance of persecuted Christians
ⓘ
thanksgiving for the witness of martyrs ⓘ |
| hasName |
Nayrouz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nayruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
faithfulness under persecution
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ new beginnings ⓘ |
| includes |
church readings about martyrdom
ⓘ
commemoration of saints and martyrs ⓘ special liturgical prayers ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Arabic
ⓘ
Coptic ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Diocletian persecution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | red ⓘ |
| marks | start of the Coptic year ⓘ |
| observanceType | annual feast ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Coptic Christians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian Christians of the Coptic tradition ⓘ |
| occursOn | 1 Thout ⓘ |
| partOf | Coptic liturgical year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Coptic Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | beginning of the Coptic year ⓘ |
| typeOfDay | holy day ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Feast of the Coptic New Year Description of subject: The Feast of the Coptic New Year, or Nayrouz, is a Christian liturgical celebration marking the start of the Coptic calendar and commemorating the martyrs of the Coptic Church.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coptic New Year