Sigd 5259 / סיגד 9020

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 9020 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 5256 29 Cheshvan 9017
Sigd 5257 29 Cheshvan 9018
Sigd 5258 29 Cheshvan 9019
Sigd 5259 29 Cheshvan 9020
Sigd 5260 29 Cheshvan 9021
Sigd 5261 29 Cheshvan 9022
Sigd 5262 29 Cheshvan 9023
Sigd 5263 29 Cheshvan 9024

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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