Sigd 3150 / סיגד 6911

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 6911 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 3147 29 Cheshvan 6908
Sigd 3148 29 Cheshvan 6909
Sigd 3149 29 Cheshvan 6910
Sigd 3150 29 Cheshvan 6911
Sigd 3151 29 Cheshvan 6912
Sigd 3152 29 Cheshvan 6913
Sigd 3153 29 Cheshvan 6914
Sigd 3154 29 Cheshvan 6915

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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