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| Sigd | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Mehlella |
| Also called | Amata Saww |
| Observed by | Israel |
| Date | 29th day of Cheshvan |
| 2023 date | Sunset, 12 November – nightfall, 13 November |
| 2024 date | Sunset, 29 November – nightfall, 30 November |
| 2025 date | Sunset, 19 November – nightfall, 20 November |
| 2026 date | Sunset, 8 November – nightfall, 9 November |
Sigd (ስግድ, 'Prostration', Hebrew: סיגד, also romanized Sig'd[1] or Seg'd[2]), also Mehlella (Ge'ez: ምህላ, lit. 'Supplication') or Amata Saww (ዐመተ ሰወ, 'Grouping Day'), is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday.
- ^ Shai Afsai, "Past in the Present: An inside look at Sigd — the holiday of Ethiopian Jewry — and the struggle to secure its survival," Ami Magazine, December 5, 2012, p. 80.
- ^ Avraham, Shmuel (1986). Treacherous journey: my escape from Ethiopia (1. ed.). New York, NY: Shapolsky Publ. ISBN 978-0-933503-46-5.