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The Coptic calendar also called "calendar of the martyrs" was the calendar used by the Coptic people in antiquity. It derives from the calendar of ancient Egypt but is no longer based on lunar cycles and adds facilities for leap years. | The Coptic calendar also called "calendar of the martyrs" was the calendar used by the Coptic people in antiquity. It derives from the calendar of ancient Egypt but is no longer based on lunar cycles and adds facilities for leap years. | ||
<span link>Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson:</span> [[Language/Coptic/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings|Say Hello and Greetings in Coptic]], [[Language/Coptic/Vocabulary/Body|Body]] & [[Language/Coptic/Vocabulary/People|People]]. | |||
== Functioning == | == Functioning == | ||
The Coptic calendar finds its starting point in the year of access to power of the Roman tyrant Diocletian. This corresponds to September 11, 284 of the Gregorian calendar. | The Coptic calendar finds its starting point in the year of access to power of the Roman tyrant Diocletian. This corresponds to September 11, 284 of the Gregorian calendar. | ||
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# Psoou: Friday | # Psoou: Friday | ||
# Psabbaton: Saturday | # Psabbaton: Saturday | ||
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* https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendrier_copte | * https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendrier_copte | ||
== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/Coptic/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings|How to Say Hello and Greetings]] | * [[Language/Coptic/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings|How to Say Hello and Greetings]] | ||
* [[Language/Coptic/Vocabulary/People|People]] | * [[Language/Coptic/Vocabulary/People|People]] | ||
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* [[Language/Coptic/Vocabulary/Social|Social]] | * [[Language/Coptic/Vocabulary/Social|Social]] | ||
* [[Language/Coptic/Vocabulary/Numbers|Numbers]] | * [[Language/Coptic/Vocabulary/Numbers|Numbers]] | ||
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