Sigd 5550 / סיגד 9311

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 9311 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 5547 29 Cheshvan 9308
Sigd 5548 29 Cheshvan 9309
Sigd 5549 29 Cheshvan 9310
Sigd 5550 29 Cheshvan 9311
Sigd 5551 29 Cheshvan 9312
Sigd 5552 29 Cheshvan 9313
Sigd 5553 29 Cheshvan 9314
Sigd 5554 29 Cheshvan 9315

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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