how is the death and burial handled by christian copts orthdox
They are Coptic Christians (Copts).
Answer 1The word Copts means Egyptians. The holy book for Christian Copts is the Bible and that for Muslim Copts is Qur'an and that for Jewish Copts is Torah.Answer 2When most people outside of Egypt use the term "Copt" they are referring in shorthand to the Coptic Christians whose holy book is the Bible with the same canon as the Roman Catholics, but including Psalm 151.
It means: "of the Copts". The Copts are a large ethnic group of people, living mostly in Egypt and the Sudan. They share a common (Christian) religion, the Coptic Church.
The Copts are Egyptian Christians.
There is no specific way of holding a Christian funeral. Christians believe we go to heaven after death if we are a Christians so many don't call it a funeral where people mourn but celebrate the live the deceased had.
The Copts in Egypt are around 17 million and in the diaspora are about 3 million.
Of course they can.
It is allowable to have a Christian funeral on Good Friday in the United Kingdom. There are no specific rules stating when a funeral may take place.
A vicar typically wears black robes for a funeral service in the Christian religion. These robes are a sign of respect for the deceased and their loved ones.
Before Napoleon's arrival in Egypt, the Copts were part of the Egyptian Mamluk Government as accountants. When Napoleon began to rule the country, he desired that the Copts would continue in their professions, so they ended up helping sustain Napoleon's government in Egypt. Unfortunately, because of this perceived alliance between the Copts and the French, there was strong Anti-Coptic sentiment throughout Egypt and there were several calls for genocide against the Copts. Thankfully, this never occurred, but lower level violence against Copts became more common.
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It is customary for Christians to choose who they will marry. But as there are Christians with differing customs this may not always be the case in some Christian groups or families.