Sigd 5920 / סיגד 9681

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 9681 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 5917 29 Cheshvan 9678
Sigd 5918 29 Cheshvan 9679
Sigd 5919 29 Cheshvan 9680
Sigd 5920 29 Cheshvan 9681
Sigd 5921 29 Cheshvan 9682
Sigd 5922 29 Cheshvan 9683
Sigd 5923 29 Cheshvan 9684
Sigd 5924 29 Cheshvan 9685

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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