Coptic Calendar

The Coptic Calendar, also called the Alexandrian Calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt. It is based on the ancient Egyptian calendar. Like the ancient Egyptian calendar, the Coptic calendar has twelve months of 30 days each, plus five or six epagomenal days, which are days outside the month proper. The epagomenal days were originally intended to be intercalated, but Coptic priests have never intercalated days into the calendar, so that today the Coptic calendar is 13 months long. There are three main versions of the Coptic calendar, the old calendar, the new calendar and the revised calendar. The old calendar was the original calendar used by the Coptic Church, and it is still used by some Coptic Orthodox Churches. The new calendar was introduced by Pope Cyril VI in 1728. It is the most widely used calendar in the Coptic Church. The revised calendar was introduced in 1902. It is used by some Coptic Orthodox Churches, but not by all. The Coptic calendar has a great deal in common with the ancient Egyptian calendar. Both calendars have twelve months of 30 days each. Both calendars have a year that is 365 days long. Both calendars have a month that is 29 days long. Both calendars have a month that is 30 days long. The main difference between the two calendars is that the Coptic calendar has an extra month every four years. This extra month is called the Intercalary Month, and it is added at the end of the year. The Intercalary Month is added seven times every 25 years, and it keeps the Coptic calendar in line with the solar year. The Coptic calendar is used to determine the dates of the Coptic Orthodox Church's liturgical calendar. The Coptic calendar is also used to determine the dates of feasts and holidays in the Coptic Orthodox Church.