Sigd 8054 / סיגד 11815

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 11815 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 8051 29 Cheshvan 11812
Sigd 8052 29 Cheshvan 11813
Sigd 8053 29 Cheshvan 11814
Sigd 8054 29 Cheshvan 11815
Sigd 8055 29 Cheshvan 11816
Sigd 8056 29 Cheshvan 11817
Sigd 8057 29 Cheshvan 11818
Sigd 8058 29 Cheshvan 11819

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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