UPDATE YOUR CALENDARS.
We DO have a holiday during the month Cheshvan!

The National Holiday of the Ethiopian Jewish Sigd

Sigd, which always takes place on 29 Cheshvan, 50 days after Yom Kippur. Sigd is a unique Ethiopian-Jewish holiday rich in liturgy and ritual, signifying the renewal of the Covenant with G-d, and leading to forgiveness and Jerusalem.

Sigd means to bow down or to prostrate oneself, which participants do at specific times in the day. It is also a fast day ending with a celebratory feast.

In Ethiopia, participants followed their religious leaders Kessoch, who carried the Orit (Bible) up a mountain to a high, pure place, reminiscent of Moses going up to Mt. Sinai. In Israel, where Sigd is now a national holiday, the ceremony is held in Jerusalem.

Ethiopia, sung by singer Ejigayehu Shibabaw, known by her stage name Gigi