Egyptomania

Today, Egypt celebrates the Coptic new year of 1737, the feast of "Nayrouz". A lot of Coptic aspects take after ancient Egypt and the Coptic calendar is no different. The Copts themselves are the reason behind the more modern naming of Egypt derived from "the land of the Copts". Whatever evidence we have of ancient Egyptian pronunciation is based on the Coptic language, which is heavily derived from Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics but written in modified Greek letters. The Coptic Calendar: commemorating the martyrs The Coptic calendar we know today has officially started to commemorate the memory of the martyrs of the widespread persecutions conducted by the Roman empire, especially during the years of emperor Diocletian. Theses events led to the formation of the independent Coptic church and its adoption of the Coptic calendar to start with the month of "Tout", the month of the Martyrs coinciding with the start of Diocletian's bloody reign in 284 AD.  ...

Coptic art is now present in many variations in different churches all around the world but little is known about its Egyptian origins. Jesus Christ Icon depicting Jesus Christ sitting on the throne of glory, with four figures around him refer to the four gospels; the face of the lion that refers to the gospel of "Mark", The human face that refers to the Gospel of "Matthew", the face of the eagle that refers to the gospel of "John" and the face of the bull that refers to the gospel of "Luke." Jesus Christ holds an open book. and is written on his head in red ink: "O Lord, make up for him who has trouble." The icon was made by the artists Ibrahim and Yohanna Al-Armani, and it dates back to the 18th century. It’s located in the Coptic museum, Cairo. Origin: The Christian art originated from the Egyptian churches during the Byzantine, Greco-Roman era in Egypt and it was a mixture of old Egyptian and Greco-Roman mythology art. The fasci...