Sigd 8257 / סיגד 12018

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 12018 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 8254 29 Cheshvan 12015
Sigd 8255 29 Cheshvan 12016
Sigd 8256 29 Cheshvan 12017
Sigd 8257 29 Cheshvan 12018
Sigd 8258 29 Cheshvan 12019
Sigd 8259 29 Cheshvan 12020
Sigd 8260 29 Cheshvan 12021
Sigd 8261 29 Cheshvan 12022

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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