Egypt
I nearly missed posting today about Coptic Christmas because I thought that it was the 6th January today, for which my apologies - things have been a little hectic up here in Wales!
In the Coptic Orthodox religion Christmas takes place on the 29th of “Kiahk” (a Coptic month), which is equivalent to the 7th of January.
In Egypt the Copts make up 10% of the population. It has not been an easy year for the Coptic population of Egypt, so here's hoping that 2009 will be better.
All the very best
Andie
- Happy Coptic Christmas
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- Happy Coptic Christmas
In the Coptic Orthodox religion Christmas takes place on the 29th of "Kiahk" (a Coptic month), which is equivalent to the 7th of January. Here's the Wikipedia explanation of the dissonance between the two dates: Until the 16th century, 25 December...
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Egypt
Happy Coptic Christmas!
I nearly missed posting today about Coptic Christmas because I thought that it was the 6th January today, for which my apologies - things have been a little hectic up here in Wales!In the Coptic Orthodox religion Christmas takes place on the 29th of “Kiahk” (a Coptic month), which is equivalent to the 7th of January.
In Egypt the Copts make up 10% of the population. It has not been an easy year for the Coptic population of Egypt, so here's hoping that 2009 will be better.
There's a photograph on the Egypt Daily Star website of Pope Shenouda III leading Midnight Mass last night/this morning.
My sincere best wishes for a very happy day to everyone celebrating Christmas today, with a particular hug for Maged Anas and his lovely family.
My sincere best wishes for a very happy day to everyone celebrating Christmas today, with a particular hug for Maged Anas and his lovely family.
All the very best
Andie
- Happy Coptic Christmas
A very happy Christmas to the Copts of Egypt, with special thoughts going out to Maged Anas and his lovely family, as usual. If you happen to be in Cairo the main focal point of celebrations is apparently Saint Mark Cathedral where a Midnight Mass is...
- Happy Coptic Christmas
In the Coptic Orthodox religion Christmas takes place on the 29th of "Kiahk" (a Coptic month), which is equivalent to the 7th of January. Here's the Wikipedia explanation of the dissonance between the two dates: Until the 16th century, 25 December...
- Blog Update - Christmas Break
Hello to All As of tomorrow I'm off up to North Wales for Christmas with my family. I make no promises about blog updates. I do have dial-up access, but it is painfully slow and I don't think that I'll endear myself to my family if I vanish...
- Christmas Postings
See today's postings below, as usual. As from today, Friday 16th, I am all over the place until after Christmas, so apologies in advance if things become very intermittent for the next two weeks - I'm not sure what sort of Internet connections...
- Coptic Killings
...