Diwali will be a holiday for NYC public schools starting next year Eric Adams - Diwali Holiday HEAD TOPICS
Diwali will be a holiday for NYC public schools starting next year
10/22/2022 1:08:00 AM New York City public schools will now observe the Diwali holiday Mayor Eric Adams announced at a news conference Thursday
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Diwali , also called the festival of lights, is typically celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs, and will be commemorated in New York City public schools starting the next academic year. New York City public schools will now observe the Diwali holiday Mayor Eric Adams announced at a news conference Thursday Adams made the announcement alongside Schools Chancellor David Banks and state Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, who spoke about her own ties to the holiday as an Indian American from Queens.“It is long overdue to say to our Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist students and communities that we see you, we acknowledge you,” Adams said at the conference. Diwali traditions typically include a five-day celebration at home and with large events. It involves the preparation and distribution of sweets, time celebrating with family, and the burning of lamps and sparklers to represent light driving out darkness. Read more:
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Asking for a friend Diwali to become public school holiday in New York City from 2023'To New Yorkers from India, Guyana, Trinidad, the Indo-Caribbean, Nepal, Bangladesh and ... the South Asian diaspora — we see you.' Sure, they’re not learning now, read at a third grade level, give them another day off, maintain the great underclass. Cool this is what we fight for gmoloney27 New York City announces plan to make Diwali a school holiday Diwali would replace Anniversary Day, which recognizes the first Sunday School in Brooklyn, on the school calendar. Damn... never ending holidays... Michael Scott News! Diwali will be honored as an official holiday in New York City schools Diwali celebrates lightness over darkness and is celebrated by more than 1 billion Hindu people each year. It also has its own versions in the Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism religions. Years ago group of us at a science educators' meeting celebrated Diwali with a newlywed couple in CA, far from home and asking us to be 'family' for them. What a lovely tradition. Yet mount sinai makes employees use vacation days for yom kippur. New York City reports death of 2 people who had monkeypoxNew cases in the city have dropped significantly since the height of the outbreak in July. Diwali, also called the festival of lights, is typically celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs, and will be commemorated starting the next academic year.Mayor Eric Adams, Schools Chancellor David Banks, and State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar held a press conference Thursday to announce the new school holiday, recognized by Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains.The hope is to have the new official holiday on the books by next school year.Axios on linkedin Axios on email Mayor Eric Adams during a September news conference in New York City. Adams made the announcement alongside Schools Chancellor David Banks and state Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, who spoke about her own ties to the holiday as an Indian American from Queens. “It is long overdue to say to our Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist students and communities that we see you, we acknowledge you,” Adams said at the conference. The holiday falls on the 15th day of the month of Kartika in the Hindu calendar, which makes Diwali fall on Sunday, Nov. Diwali traditions typically include a five-day celebration at home and with large events. It involves the preparation and distribution of sweets, time celebrating with family, and the burning of lamps and sparklers to represent light driving out darkness. As the"Festival of Lights," the holiday commemorates the return of Lord Rama after he defeated the demon king Ravana. Diwali’s date changes every year, and its observance can be in either October or November depending on the Indian calendar. 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. This year, it falls on Oct. Anniversary Day celebrated the day boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens were included in New York City boundaries. 24. “We wanted to send a loud and clear message to the countless number of people who acknowledge this period of time of celebration,” Adams said."We're going to have them start talking about what it is to celebrate the Festival of Lights and how you turn the light on within yourself. “I spent a lot of time in these communities. They are hardworking New Yorkers.. "We are going to encourage children to learn about what is Diwali," he added. ” Rajkumar, who introduced the original legislation pushing for the holiday’s recognition, said many South Asians before her have been told the city’s academic calendar simply had no room for Diwali. “For over two decades, South Asians and Indo-Caribbeans in New York have been fighting for the Diwali school holiday,” she said. “I stand on the shoulders of those advocates.” In making space for the holiday, Adams says he hopes non-South Asian students will start to learn about it too. “When we acknowledge Diwali, we are going to encourage children to learn about what is Diwali,” he said. This article was originally published on .