Sigd 5518 / סיגד 9279

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 9279 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 5515 29 Cheshvan 9276
Sigd 5516 29 Cheshvan 9277
Sigd 5517 29 Cheshvan 9278
Sigd 5518 29 Cheshvan 9279
Sigd 5519 29 Cheshvan 9280
Sigd 5520 29 Cheshvan 9281
Sigd 5521 29 Cheshvan 9282
Sigd 5522 29 Cheshvan 9283

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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