Asian Lunar New Year is now a holiday for all public schools in New York after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the legislation into law.
It comes after U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, of Queens, introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would make Lunar New Year a federal holiday as well.
"It was an honor to join Governor Hochul as she signed this historic bill and I applaud her for making it the law of the land in our state. When I was in the State Assembly in 2009, I led the bill to establish a New York City school holiday for Lunar New Year, and I remember how people laughed at it," Meng said in a statement."There were so many naysayers who told me that it would never happen. Now, look at how far we have come.
Diwali, known as the festival of lights, happens October or November, depending on the lunar calendar. However, this year it falls on Sunday Nov. 12 — meaning the 2023-2024 school calendar will not be affected by the change.
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