Sigd 5651 / סיגד 9412

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 9412 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 5648 29 Cheshvan 9409
Sigd 5649 29 Cheshvan 9410
Sigd 5650 29 Cheshvan 9411
Sigd 5651 29 Cheshvan 9412
Sigd 5652 29 Cheshvan 9413
Sigd 5653 29 Cheshvan 9414
Sigd 5654 29 Cheshvan 9415
Sigd 5655 29 Cheshvan 9416

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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