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The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is the liturgical calendar of the Coptic Orthodox Church whose faithful live mainly in Egypt, in the diaspora and in Ethiopia (for which it is the calendar used on a daily basis, see Ethiopian calendar). It derives from the calendar of ancient Egypt but is no longer based on lunar cycles and includes adjustments for leap years. | The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is the liturgical calendar of the Coptic Orthodox Church whose faithful live mainly in Egypt, in the diaspora and in Ethiopia (for which it is the calendar used on a daily basis, see Ethiopian calendar). It derives from the calendar of ancient Egypt but is no longer based on lunar cycles and includes adjustments for leap years. It is also still used by the farming populace of Egypt. | ||
<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]]. | <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. The abbreviation rather than AD (Anno Domini) is AM (Anno Martyrum), "Year of the Martyrs". | ||
== Month == | == Month == | ||