koiak

He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 8th day of Koiak.

The month of Koiak holds a special place in the rite of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

It was at the beginning of the month of Koiak that Virgin Mary appeared in churches all over Egypt in 2009.

The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of St. Misael on the 13th of the Month of Koiak.

The name of the Koiak midnight praise translates into Seven and Four, describing the outline of the praise that consists of 4 Canticles and 7 Theotokia (glorifications of Saint Mary).

Between December and January (the month of Koiak in both Ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendar's), Muslims and Copts, but mainly the latter, sow small gardens which are thought to bring prosperity to the household when they sprout.

During his Papacy, Gabriel VIII decreed that the Fast of the Apostles must start on 21 Paoni and end on 5 Epip, and that Advent must start on the first of Koiak.

This liturgy can be used at present by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, as well as by the Coptic Catholic Church, during the Lent time or in the month of Koiak, but its prolongation and particular melodies makes its use uncommon today.

The month of Koiak is also the fourth month of the Season of 'Akhet' (Inundation) in Ancient Egypt, when the Nile floods historically covered the land of Egypt; they have not done so since the construction of the High Dam at Aswan.