|
|
|
The purpose of this page is to clear up a few questions that some might have regarding the Calendar system that the Coptic Orthodox Church follows. After some research, we have put up a program that calculates the date of the Orthodox Easter for any year after 325 A.D. and also calculates a few other Church Holidays. Also on this page you will find some very useful links regarding the controversy of the use of different Calendar systems.. The Coptic Orthodox Church uses the Old Calendarist approach in determining the dates of Easter and the other Church Occasions that are dependent on the date of Easter. If you are interested in studying more about the Coptic Calendar and the difference between this Calendar and the Western or New Calendars, follow this link to other resources. The Coptic Calendar:The Coptic calendar has 13 months, 12 of 30 days each and an intercalary month at the end of the year of 5 or 6 days depending whether the year is a leap year or not. The year starts on 11 September in the Gregorian Calendar or on the 12th in (Gregorian) Leap Years. The Coptic Leap Year apparently follows the same rules as the Gregorian so that the extra month always has 6 days in a Gregorian Leap Year. The names of the months and their starting dates are as follows:-
Other Resources:
|
