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The Mawlid is held in the Monastery of the Virgin Mary, known as the Monastery of Muharraq in Assiut, during the period from June 18 to 27 of each year. It is not only considered a monastery for worship, but it is also a tourist attraction, as it contains a historical Coptic relic, where the Holy Family โMaryโ hid. The Virgin, her child Jesus, and their shepherd, Joseph Al-Najjar, during her escape from Palestine, from the pursuit of King Herod, who was seeking to kill the child. The family stayed there for a longer period than in any other place they hid, 6 months and ten days, and that is what the church sources mention. Such as Bishop Gregoryโs book โAl-Deir Al-Muharraqโ, based on church tradition.
The Nativity is held at the Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Drunka throughout the period of the Virginโs fast, starting from August 7th until the 22nd of the same month. During the days of the Nativity, nearly a million visitors come to seek blessings from the Virginโs Grotto in the monastery.
This monastery is considered one of the most famous monasteries in Egypt and the world, as it is the last stop on the Holy Familyโs journey. It is located 10 km from the city of Assiut and 3 km from the village of Dranka. It rises more than 100 meters above sea level. The cave church was used to seek refuge from the Nile flood. Since the days of the Pharaohs
The Nativity of the Virgin Mary is held in the Monastery of Jabal al-Tair in Samalut at the beginning of June of each year. This nativity represents one of the most important birthdays held annually in Egypt. The Monastery of the Virgin in Jabal al-Tair is located at an altitude of 100 metres, and has stairs carved into the mountain. The church was built during the reign of Saint Helena. The mother of Emperor Constantine in the year 328 AD, completely carved into the rock, and inside it is the cave in which the Virgin Mary hid in the mountain.
This birthday is considered one of the largest annual celebrations in the church, as nearly half a million Egyptians come to it, and there are many sellers of birthday sweets around the church during the birthday period, and Copts also accept crosses and images of saints on their hands in the church through a tattoo device that is etched on the skin.
The Mawlid is held around the ancient Church of the Virgin Mary in the Mostorod area in Qalyubia, in the middle of August every year coinciding with the Virginโs fast. The importance of this church is also due to the fact that the Holy Family was shaded by a large tree next to which another spring of water gushes, so the Virgin washed her child and the place was then called โThe Protected One.โ It is the bathing place of Jesus Christ, according to the book โAtlas of Religions.โ
Therefore, during the celebrations, Copts are keen to seek blessing from the place where the Virgin Mary and Christ visited, especially the water well from which the Holy Family drank.
The celebration takes place at the Monastery of the Virgin Mary in the Bayad al-Arab region, east of the Nile, in Beni Suef Governorate. The celebrations extend during the Virginโs Fast every year from August 7 to 21. The place derives its importance from being one of the points of the Holy Familyโs journey. It is said that the monastery is located in the same area where Pharaohโs daughter was found. On the child Moses the Prophet.
The feasts of the Virgin Mary are generally divided into the major Sage feasts, of which there are seven feasts, and their importance comes from the fact that all churches in the world celebrate them. The second section is the feasts associated with stages of her life, such as the visit to Elizabeth or her offering to the Temple of Solomon, and their celebration varies according to the parishes. And sects and countries as well; The third section is the special holidays commemorating her appearance or requesting her intercession for a country or region, and they are distinguished by being limited to the country and region, and sometimes to the specific sect for that or the church named after her.
The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates โMother of Lightโ nine times a year, in addition to having a special celebratory month at the end of each year, which is the month of โKiahk,โ during the period from December 10 to January 7, and the church holidays are: โThe Feast of the Annunciation, August 13, Her birthday is May 9, the anniversary of her entry into the temple is December 13, the anniversary of her coming to Egypt with the Holy Family, the first of June, the anniversary of her death June 30, the feast of the Virgin and the miracle of untying the iron, which is the 21st of every Coptic month, in commemoration of her death on the 21st of Toba, corresponding to January 30. โAlmost,โ the feast of her appearance in Olive Tree on the domes of the Church of the Virgin, and that was on April 2, 1968. It continued over the years and falls on April 2.
Fasting is considered the third degree among the fasts of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and it allows eating fish, in addition to vegetarian foods, and prohibits eating meat, dairy, and all animal products, like other fasts.
Although fasting is of the second degree, it has a great place in hearts, and this is due to the status of the Virgin Mary in herself among the Egyptians. She set foot on the land of Egypt, wandered in its streets, and appeared in its skies several times. Therefore, her status is great and her memories are still engraved in the minds of the people of Egypt. Therefore, commemorating her is something that the Egyptians have become accustomed to on any occasion associated with her name, and her saying in the Holy Bible has been fulfilled: โBehold, from now on all generations will call me blessedโ (Luke 1:48).
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