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Pashons

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Pashons
Native nameCoptic: Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ
CalendarCoptic calendar
Month number9
Number of days30
Gregorian equivalentMay–June
← Parmouti
Paoni →

Pashons (Coptic: Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ, [paˈʃons]), also known as Pachon (Ancient Greek: Παχών, Pakhṓn) and Bachans[1] (بشنس, Bashans), is the ninth month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lasts between May 9 and June 7 of the Gregorian calendar.

The month of Pashons is also the first month of the Season of Shemu (Harvest) in Ancient Egypt, when the Egyptians harvest their crops throughout the land.

Name

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The name of the month of Pashons comes from Khonsu, a deity of the moon or of the Theban trinity and the son of Amun-Ra and Mut.

Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Pashons

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Coptic Julian Gregorian Commemorations
Pashons 1 April 26 May 9
Pashons 2 April 27 May 10
Pashons 3 April 28 May 11
Pashons 4 April 29 May 12
  • Departure of St. John I, the 29th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Departure of St. John V, the 72nd Pope of Alexandria.
Pashons 5 April 30 May 13
Pashons 6 May 1 May 14
Pashons 7 May 2 May 15
Pashons 8 May 3 May 16
Pashons 9 May 4 May 17
Pashons 10 May 5 May 18
Pashons 11 May 6 May 19
Pashons 12 May 7 May 20
Pashons 13 May 8 May 21
Pashons 14 May 9 May 22
Pashons 15 May 10 May 23
Pashons 16 May 11 May 24
Pashons 17 May 12 May 25
Pashons 18 May 13 May 26
  • Commemoration of the Feast of Pentecost.
  • Departure of St. George (Ga'orgi), friend of St. Abraam of Scetes.
  • Consecration of the Church of St. Paul at Alexandria.
  • Commemoration of St. Shenoute.
  • Martyrdom of men, women, and children on the route to the Monastery of St. Samuel.
Pashons 19 May 14 May 27
  • Departure of St. Isaac al-Qulali.
  • Martyrdom of St. Isidorus of Antioch.
Pashons 20 May 15 May 28
Pashons 21 May 16 May 29
Pashons 22 May 17 May 30
Pashons 23 May 18 May 31
  • Departure of St. Junia, one of the Seventy disciples.
  • Martyrdom of St. Julianus (Yulianus) and his mother.
Pashons 24 May 19 June 1
Pashons 25 May 20 June 2
Pashons 26 May 21 June 3
Pashons 27 May 22 June 4
  • Departure of St. John II, the 30th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Departure of Lazarus, the beloved of the Lord.
Pashons 28 May 23 June 5
Pashons 29 May 24 June 6
Pashons 30 May 25 June 7
  • Departure of St. Fortunatus, one of the Seventy disciples.
  • Departure of St. Michael IV, the 68th Pope of Alexandria.
  • St. Dumadius & St. Simon the Little

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Gabra, Gawdat (2008), "Coptic Calendar", The A to Z of the Coptic Church, A to Z Guide Series, No. 107, Plymouth: The Scarecrow Press, pp. 70–1, ISBN 9780810870574.

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