Paopi 9 -
Coptic Calendar
The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is a liturgical calendar used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and also used by the farming populace in Egypt. It was used for fiscal purposes in Egypt until the adoption of the Gregoria ...
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Paopi 11
The tenth day of the Coptic month of
Paopi, the second month of the Coptic year. On a
common year
A common year is a calendar year with 365 days, as distinguished from a leap year, which has 366. More generally, a common year is one without intercalation. The Gregorian calendar (like the earlier Julian calendar) employs both common years ...
, this day corresponds to October 7, of the
Julian Calendar, and October 20, of the
Gregorian Calendar. This day marks the start of the Coptic Season of
Peret, the season of the Emergence, during which the flood recedes and the fields are planted. To mark the change of season, the "Litany of the Waters" is replaced by the "Litany of the Plants" in liturgical services.
Commemorations
Saints
* The martyrdom of Saint Sergius, the friend of Saint Bacchus
Coptic Synaxarium
' (PDF). Saint George Coptic Orthodox Church. 1995.
Other commemorations
* The start of the Coptic Season of Peret, the Season of Emergence.
References
{{Coptic months
Days of the Coptic calendar