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. This calendar is based on the ancient Egyptian calendar. To avoid the calendar creep of the latter (which contained only 365 days each year, year after year, so that the seasons shifted about one day every four years), a reform of the ancient Egyptian calendar was introduced at the time of Ptolemy III (Decree of Canopus, in 238 BC) which consisted of the intercalation of a sixth epagomenal day every fourth year. However, this reform was opposed by the Egyptian priests, and the reform was not adopted until 25 BC, when the Roman Emperor Augustus imposed the Decree upon Egypt as its official calendar (although initially, namely
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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. This calendar is based on the ancient Egyptian calendar. To avoid the calendar creep of the latter (which contained only 365 days each year, year after year, so that the seasons shifted about one day every four years), a reform of the ancient Egyptian calendar was introduced at the time of Ptolemy III (Decree of Canopus, in 238 BC) which consisted of the intercalation of a sixth epagomenal day every fourth year. However, this reform was opposed by the Egyptian priests, and the reform was not adopted until 25 BC, when the Roman Emperor Augustus imposed the Decree upon Egypt as its official calendar (although initially, namely
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De koptische kalender, ook wel ...... chillende jaartallen en namen.
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Den Koptiska kalendern eller A ...... forntida Egyptiska kalendern.
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El calendario copto, también l ...... n nombres y números distintos.
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Il calendario copto, chiamato ...... s Martyrum, anno dei martiri).
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Kalendarz koptyjski – kalendar ...... podobnie 1 stycznia 2000 roku.
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Kalender Koptik (Kalender Kubt ...... rkan pada kalender Mesir kuno.
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Koptoen egutegia edo Alexandri ...... izen eta zenbaki ezberdinekin.
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La Kopta kalendaro, nomita ank ...... ferencajn nombrojn kaj nomojn.
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Le calendrier copte, aussi app ...... s pour les années bissextiles.
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O calendário copta, também con ...... êm diferentes nomes e números.
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De koptische kalender, ook wel ...... en van de oude Egyptische kale
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Den Koptiska kalendern eller A ...... forntida Egyptiska kalendern.
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El calendario copto, también l ...... distinguirlo del antiguo cale
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Il calendario copto, chiamato ...... con numeri e nomi differenti.
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Kalendarz koptyjski – kalendar ...... k jak w kalendarzu juliańskim.
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Kalender Koptik (Kalender Kubt ...... rkan pada kalender Mesir kuno.
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Koptoen egutegia edo Alexandri ...... izen eta zenbaki ezberdinekin.
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La Kopta kalendaro, nomita ank ...... zata de kelkaj astronomoj ĝis
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Le calendrier copte, aussi app ...... s pour les années bissextiles.
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O calendário copta, também con ...... êm diferentes nomes e números.
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Calendario copto
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Calendario copto
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Calendrier copte
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Calendário copta
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Coptic calendar
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Kalendarz koptyjski
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Kalender Koptik
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Kopta kalendaro
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Koptische kalender
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Koptischer Kalender
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