عيد النيروز

AUTHOR NAME 1
Fr. Luka El Antony
AUTHOR NAME ORIGINAL LANGUAGE 1
القمص لوقا الأنطونى

EDITOR
Reviewed by H.G. Bishop Mettaos, Abbot and Bishop of the El-Surian Monastery in Wadi El Natrun

PRINTED BY
شركة هارمونى للطباعة

PUBLICATION YEAR
2000

PUBLICATION COUNTRY
Egypt

LANGUAGE 1
Arabic (standard)

GENRE 1
Religious Practice

DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATION
Inside the book there are two photographs, of H.H. Pope Shenouda III and H.G. Bishop Yostos (Justus)

NR OF PAGES
80

KEYWORDS
Martyrs , Coptic calendar , Thout , Nayrouz , Coptic new year

CITATION
Fr. Luka El Antony. عيد النيروز, The Feast of Nayrouz. Cairo: مكتبة المحبة (Mahabba Bookshop), 2000.

IS A TRANSLATION
No

FORM OF PUBLICATION 1
Paperback with ISBN

ISBN NUMBER
977-12-0528-5

PUBLISHED BY
مكتبة المحبة (Mahabba Bookshop)

PUBLICATION CITY
Cairo

CHURCH 1
Coptic Orthodox Church

CONTENT DESCRIPTION
The book explains the meaning and origins of the feast of Nayrouz. The author explains the old Egyptian calendar and the importance of this feast for old Egyptians, as well as for today's Coptic Church, relating it to the Coptic martyrdom and emphasizing the need to honor their martyrs.

GENERAL COMMENTS
Coptic Orthodox Church uses the old Egyptian calendar which starts with the month of Touth (or Toth/Tut). Coptic new year (Touth 1) corresponds to September 11 according to the Gregorian calendar. On September 11, 2020 the Coptic Church celebrated the beginning of the year 1737 A.M. (Anno Martyrum)