Diwali’s ‘festival of lights’ is official NYC school holiday for 2023

Diwali is celebrated by some 600,000 New Yorkers every autumn. The five day festival — observed by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists — occurs on a different date every year and sy…

Diwali is celebrated by some 600,000 New Yorkers every autumn. The five day festival — observed by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists — occurs on a different date every year and symbolizes the spiritual triumph of good over evil.

The bill was spearheaded by Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar who is the first Hindu and Indian-American elected to office in Albany and a staunch ally of the mayor. The holiday celebrates the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.The measure still has to be inked into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The new holiday willNew York City students and teachers traditionally have other religious holidays like Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Christmas, Good Friday and Ed al-Fitr off, and most of Passover usually coincides with spring break.

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