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What is seven?
The number of major feasts of the Lord in the Coptic rite.
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What is seven?
The number of minor feasts of the Lord in the Coptic rite.
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What is alithos anesti?
The response to Khristos anesti?
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What is January 7?
The date of Nativity on the Gregorian (not Coptic) calendar.
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What are Matthew and Luke?
These Gospels speak about Jesus' Birth (Nativity).
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What is Great Lent?
The feast of Annunciation always falls in the middle of this fast.
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What is Mary's fast?
The feast of Transfiguration always falls in this fast.
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What is 10 days?
The number of days we celebrate Ascension
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What is January 14?
The date of Circumcision on the Gregorian (not Coptic) calendar.
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What is Luke?
This Gospel speaks about the Circumcision and Presentation to the Temple.
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What are Hosanna Sunday, Resurrection, and Pentecost.
These feasts always fall on a Sunday.
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What is Transfiguration?
This is the last minor feast on both Gregorian and Coptic calendars.
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What is 39 days?
The number of days we celebrate Resurrection
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What is Paremhotep/Baramhat 29?
The date of Annunciation on the Coptic Calendar
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What is Matthew?
This Gospel speaks about the flight to Egypt.
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What is Annunciation?
This major feast occurred before Jesus' birth in the flesh.
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What are circumcision, presentation to the temple, entry to Egypt, wedding at Cana, Transfiguration, Covenant Thursday, Thomas Sunday?
The minor feasts of the Lord in order of His life.
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What is Thomas/New Sunday?
This is the only minor feast always in the Holy Fifty Days.
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What is Mesore/Misra 13
The date of Transfiguration on the Coptic Calendar
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What are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?
These Gospels speak about the Resurrection.
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What are Annunciation, Nativity, Theophany, Hosanna Sunday, Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost.
The major feasts of the Lord in ORDER.
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What are circumcision, wedding at Cana, presentation to the temple, Covenant Thursday, Thomas Sunday, entry to Egypt, Transfiguration
The minor feasts of the Lord in order on the calendar.
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What is khen oo-methmi aftonf?
The response to Pi-ekhristos aftonf
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What is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring equinox.
The date of Resurrection/Easter/Pascha
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What is Acts?
This book speaks about Pentecost.
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