Sigd Holiday Law, 5768-2008
חוק חג הסיגד, תשס"ח-2008
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The Twenty-Ninth of Heshvan – Sigd Holiday§
(*a) The Knesset hereby declares the twenty-ninth of Heshvan to be Sigd Holiday, to be celebrated each and every year as a national holiday and to be called "Sigd Holiday"; should the twenty-ninth of Heshvan fall on the Sabbath, Sigd Holiday shall be celebrated on the Thursday preceding it.
Central Assembly§
The Minister of Science, Culture and Sport shall direct that a central assembly be held to open Sigd Holiday.
Provisions Regarding Employees§
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Employment, after consulting with the Minister of Science, Culture and Sport, may prescribe the categories of employees and the categories of work and services that are not to be interrupted on Sigd Holiday, and may also prescribe the hours and arrangements that shall apply on that day.
Symbols of Sigd Holiday§
The Minister of Science, Culture and Sport may prescribe symbols for Sigd Holiday and regulate their use.
Ehud Olmert
Prime Minister
Shimon Peres Dalia Itzik
President of the State Speaker of the Knesset
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