Sigd 5453 / סיגד 9214

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 9214 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 5450 29 Cheshvan 9211
Sigd 5451 29 Cheshvan 9212
Sigd 5452 29 Cheshvan 9213
Sigd 5453 29 Cheshvan 9214
Sigd 5454 29 Cheshvan 9215
Sigd 5455 29 Cheshvan 9216
Sigd 5456 29 Cheshvan 9217
Sigd 5457 29 Cheshvan 9218

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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