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Diwali to become public school holiday in New York City from 2023

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Diwali to become public school holiday in NYC from 2023

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Diwali to become public school holiday in NYC from 2023 'To New Yorkers from India, Guyana, Trinidad, the Indo-Caribbean, Nepal, Bangladesh and ... the South Asian diaspora — we see you.' Axios on emailMayor Eric Adams during a September news conference in New York City. Photo: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg via Getty Imageswill become a public school holiday in New York City starting next year, Mayor Eric Adams (D) announced Thursday.Why it matters: Diwali, a celebration of light over darkness that starts on Oct. 24 this year, is one of the most sacred holidays observed by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. Some 200,000 New Yorkers celebrate Diwali each year, per(D), who introduced a bill to recognize the holiday. Read more:
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In a recent rehearsal of the pas de deux from Agnes De Mille’s “Carousel,” Melendez, the new artistic director of New York Theater Ballet, watched the dancers with close attention, frequently stopping them to ask about the intention behind each movement. Some 200,000 New Yorkers celebrate Diwali each year, per (D), who introduced a bill to recognize the holiday.  You can watch"The Drew Barrymore Show" weekdays at 9:30 a. What they're saying: "For over two decades, South Asians and Indo-Caribbeans in New York have been fighting for the Diwali school holiday," Rajkumar, the first South Asian American woman elected to state-level office in New York, said at a press conference with Adams. We had $7. "To New Yorkers from India, Guyana, Trinidad, the Indo-Caribbean, Nepal, Bangladesh and across the South Asian diaspora — we see you. on CBS2. “OK, I want to see that,” Melendez said." The big picture: Adding Diwali to the school calendar replaces the little-known Brooklyn-Queens Day and fulfills a campaign pledge by Adams, who noted the action was "long overdue" for the city's Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist students and communities. "We’ve done it with Eid, we've done it with Lunar New Year. We do it with so many other days and so many other cultures that we acknowledge," Adams said. Melendez requires all new dancers in the company to read it. "We are going to encourage children to learn about what is Diwali," he added. "The price of gas actually in New York state is about 20 cents less than the national average, so I'm not sure where they're going to go to get lower gas prices. "We’re going to have them start talking about what it is to celebrate the Festival of Lights, and how do you turn a light on within yourself." Axios on facebook . The company’s first New York performances under his direction , at Florence Gould Hall on Friday and Saturday, could have been programmed by Byer.