Sigd 4022 / סיגד 7783

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 7783 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 4019 29 Cheshvan 7780
Sigd 4020 29 Cheshvan 7781
Sigd 4021 29 Cheshvan 7782
Sigd 4022 29 Cheshvan 7783
Sigd 4023 29 Cheshvan 7784
Sigd 4024 29 Cheshvan 7785
Sigd 4025 29 Cheshvan 7786
Sigd 4026 29 Cheshvan 7787

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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