Sigd 2305 / סיגד 6066

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 6066 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Sigd is an Amharic word meaning “prostration” or “worship” and is the commonly used name for a holiday celebrated by the Ethiopian Jewish community on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan. This date is exactly 50 days after Yom Kippur, usually falling out in late October or November, and according to Ethiopian Jewish tradition is also the date that G-d first revealed himself to Moses.

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Dates for Sigd

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Sigd 2302 29 Cheshvan 6063
Sigd 2303 29 Cheshvan 6064
Sigd 2304 29 Cheshvan 6065
Sigd 2305 29 Cheshvan 6066
Sigd 2306 29 Cheshvan 6067
Sigd 2307 29 Cheshvan 6068
Sigd 2308 29 Cheshvan 6069
Sigd 2309 29 Cheshvan 6070

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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