Epip
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Epip (Coptic: Ⲉⲡⲓⲡ), also known as Epiphi (Greek: Ἐπιφί, Epiphí) and Abib[1] (Arabic: أبيب), is the eleventh month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lasts between July 8 and August 6 of the Gregorian calendar. The month of Epip is also the third month of the Season of Shemu (Harvest) in ancient Egypt, where the Egyptians harvest their crops throughout the land.
Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Epip
Coptic | Julian | Gregorian | Commemorations |
---|---|---|---|
Epip
1 |
June
25 |
July
8 |
|
2 | 26 | 9 |
|
3 | 27 | 10 |
|
4 | 28 | 11 |
|
5 | 29 | 12 |
|
6 | 30 | 13 |
|
7 | July
1 |
14 |
|
8 | 2 | 15 |
|
9 | 3 | 16 |
|
10 | 4 | 17 |
|
11 | 5 | 18 |
|
12 | 6 | 19 |
|
13 | 7 | 20 |
|
14 | 8 | 21 |
|
15 | 9 | 22 |
|
16 | 10 | 23 |
|
17 | 11 | 24 |
|
18 | 12 | 25 |
|
19 | 13 | 26 |
|
20 | 14 | 27 |
|
21 | 15 | 28 |
|
22 | 16 | 29 |
|
23 | 17 | 30 |
|
24 | 18 | 31 |
|
25 | 19 | August
1 |
|
26 | 20 | 2 |
|
27 | 21 | 3 |
|
28 | 22 | 4 |
|
29 | 23 | 5 |
|
30 | 24 | 6 |
|
References
Citations
- ^ Gabra, Gawdat (2008), "Coptic Calendar", The A to Z of the Coptic Church, A to Z Guide Series, No. 107, Plymouth: The Scarecrow Press, pp. 70–1, ISBN 9780810870574.
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