Sigd 5685 / סיגד 9446

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 9446 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 5682 29 Cheshvan 9443
Sigd 5683 29 Cheshvan 9444
Sigd 5684 29 Cheshvan 9445
Sigd 5685 29 Cheshvan 9446
Sigd 5686 29 Cheshvan 9447
Sigd 5687 29 Cheshvan 9448
Sigd 5688 29 Cheshvan 9449
Sigd 5689 29 Cheshvan 9450

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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