Sigd 5350 / סיגד 9111

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 9111 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 5347 29 Cheshvan 9108
Sigd 5348 29 Cheshvan 9109
Sigd 5349 29 Cheshvan 9110
Sigd 5350 29 Cheshvan 9111
Sigd 5351 29 Cheshvan 9112
Sigd 5352 29 Cheshvan 9113
Sigd 5353 29 Cheshvan 9114
Sigd 5354 29 Cheshvan 9115

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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