Sources: Israel National News and Israel public holidays. Yesterday, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) voted in favor of recognizing the Ethiopian Sigd festival as a national holiday in the State of Israel. The bill will next be voted upon by the Knesset’s Labor and Welfare Committee. The holiday will henceforth be celebrated in the Hebrew month of Heshvan, and those observing it will, by law, be granted a vacation day.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Israel Adds Ethiopian Sigd Festival To List Of National Holidays
Sources: Israel National News and Israel public holidays. Yesterday, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) voted in favor of recognizing the Ethiopian Sigd festival as a national holiday in the State of Israel. The bill will next be voted upon by the Knesset’s Labor and Welfare Committee. The holiday will henceforth be celebrated in the Hebrew month of Heshvan, and those observing it will, by law, be granted a vacation day.
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