Sigd 5820 / סיגד 9581

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 9581 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 5817 29 Cheshvan 9578
Sigd 5818 29 Cheshvan 9579
Sigd 5819 29 Cheshvan 9580
Sigd 5820 29 Cheshvan 9581
Sigd 5821 29 Cheshvan 9582
Sigd 5822 29 Cheshvan 9583
Sigd 5823 29 Cheshvan 9584
Sigd 5824 29 Cheshvan 9585

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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