Pashons
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Pashons (Coptic: Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ, [paˈʃons]), also known as Pachon (Greek: Παχών, Pakhṓn) and Bachans[1] (بشنس, Bashans), is the ninth month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lasts between May 9 and June 7 of the Gregorian calendar. The month of Pashons is also the first month of the Season of Shemu (Harvest) in Ancient Egypt, when the Egyptians harvest their crops throughout the land.
Name
The name of the month of Pashons comes from Khonsu, a deity of the moon or of the Theban trinity and the son of Amun-Ra and Mut.
Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Pashons
Coptic | Julian | Gregorian | Commemorations |
---|---|---|---|
Pashons
1 |
April
26 |
May
9 |
|
2 | 27 | 10 |
|
3 | 28 | 11 |
|
4 | 29 | 12 |
|
5 | 30 | 13 |
|
6 | May
1 |
14 |
|
7 | 2 | 15 |
|
8 | 3 | 16 |
|
9 | 4 | 17 |
|
10 | 5 | 18 |
|
11 | 6 | 19 |
|
12 | 7 | 20 |
|
13 | 8 | 21 |
|
14 | 9 | 22 |
|
15 | 10 | 23 |
|
16 | 11 | 24 |
|
17 | 12 | 25 |
|
18 | 13 | 26 |
|
19 | 14 | 27 |
|
20 | 15 | 28 |
|
21 | 16 | 29 |
|
22 | 17 | 30 |
|
23 | 18 | 31 |
|
24 | 19 | June
1 |
|
25 | 20 | 2 |
|
26 | 21 | 3 |
|
27 | 22 | 4 |
|
28 | 23 | 5 |
|
29 | 24 | 6 |
|
30 | 25 | 7 |
|
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.
Bibliography
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