Sigd

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Sigd (Ge'ez: ስግድ, lit. 'Prostration'; Hebrew: סִגְד or Hebrew: סִיגְד; also romanized Sig'd, Siged or Seg'd), also known as Mehella (ምህላ, 'Supplication') or Amata Saww (ዐመተ ሰወ, 'Grouping Day'), is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel, the Ethiopian Jewish community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan, 50 days after Yom Kippur. The holiday centers on the renewal of the covenant between God and the people of Israel, communal repentance and introspection, and the yearning for Jerusalem and Zion. In 2008, the Knesset enacted the Sigd National Holiday Law, recognizing Sigd as an official Israeli state holiday and establishing 29 Marcheshvan as its date. The law also provides for a central state ceremony and educational activities concerning the holiday.

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