Parmouti

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Parmouti is the eighth month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars, traditionally corresponding roughly to April in the Gregorian calendar.

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Label Occurrences
Parmouti canonical 1

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Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian month
month
associatedWithLiturgicalReadings Coptic lectionary
linked to: Coptic Synaxarium
belongsToCalendarFamily Alexandrian calendar
linked to: Coptic calendar
calendar Coptic calendar
ancient Egyptian calendar
correspondsToSeason spring in Northern Hemisphere
derivedFrom ancient Egyptian language
eraOfUse Middle Ages
late antiquity
modern era
follows Paremhat
hasFixedLength true
hasNumberOfDays 30
hasType solar calendar month
languageOfName Coptic
originatesFrom ancient Egyptian civil calendar
positionInYear 8
precedes Pashons
religiousCalendarOf Coptic Orthodox liturgical year
roughlyCorrespondsToGregorianMonth April
seasonInCopticCalendar Shemu
timeScale Gregorian-aligned (fixed 30-day month plus epagomenal days)
usedByCommunity Coptic Christians
linked to: Copts
usedFor agricultural timing in traditional Egypt
determining Coptic feasts
usedInCountry Egypt
usedInReligiousContext Coptic Orthodox Church

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Pashons follows Parmouti