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Feast of Neyrouz / Coptic New Year
Also called: Feast of the Martyrs, First of Tut
September 11 (fixed)
Coptic Orthodox
The first day of the Coptic calendar (the month of Tut), and a remembrance of the many Christian martyrs who suffered under Emperor Diocletian (whose reign began in 284 AD, the Coptic Year 1). ).
"Neyrouz" has no connection to the Persian spring festival Nowruz despite the similar name; it derives from the Coptic word for "the flowing of the Nile." Red-colored foods are traditionally eaten to symbolize the blood of the martyrs. It usually falls on or around September 11 (fixed).
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At a glance
- Type
- national feast
- Date type
- Fixed (same date every year)
- Regions
- Egypt, Global
- Themes
- Church History, Saints & Martyrs
- Liturgical colour
- N/A
Common questions
Feast of Neyrouz is observed on September 11 (fixed). Moveable feasts shift each year; fixed feasts stay on the same calendar date.
The first day of the Coptic calendar (the month of Tut), and a remembrance of the many Christian martyrs who suffered under Emperor Diocletian (whose reign began in 284 AD, the Coptic Year 1). "Neyrouz" has no connection to the Persian spring festival Nowruz despite the similar name; it derives from the Coptic word for "the flowing of the Nile." Red-colored foods are traditionally eaten to symbo
It is associated with Coptic Orthodox. It falls in the Year-round season of the liturgical year.