Diwali happens October or November depending on the lunar calendar. However, it falls on Sunday Nov. 12 this year, so the 2023-2024 school calendar will not be affected by the change.
MUMBAI, INDIA - OCTOBER 24: Thane Ghodbunder Road Patalipada area is decorated with colorful lights on the occasion of Diwali festival, on October 24, 2022 in Mumbai, India.
Diwali, known as the festival of lights, happens in October or November depending on the lunar calendar. City officials say more that 200,000 New York City residents celebrate Diwali, which Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists observe. The new holiday will become official if Gov. Kathy Hochul, also a Democrat, signs a bill passed by the New York state legislature earlier this month making Diwali a public school holiday in New York City.
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