Diwali scheduled as an official school holiday for New York City public schools: City Hall
early, including the scheduled Diwali holidays. For the 2024-25 school year, Diwali will be observed on Friday, Nov. 1 and for the 2025-26 school year, schools will close on Monday, Oct. 20. Students will also be off on Lunar New Year this next school year, which the New York City CouncilSchools Chancellor Banks said that the DOE will be providing educators with robust materials, sample lesson plans, and suggested activities to teach students about Diwali.
Rajkumar, who was the first Hindu American and Indian American woman elected to New York State Office, spoke to the 600,000-plus Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, and Jain Americans across New York City. She recalled her parents immigrating to the states from India with “$300 and a suitcase.” Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. referenced the Diwali celebration of good winning over evil in a statement today. Richards’ borough is where the majority of Indian Americans live in New York City.
Pennsylvania was the first state in the nation to officially recognize Diwali as a public and school holiday. New York is now the second state to do so. Rajkumar pointed to the past two decades of fighting for the moment that arrived today and said this year’s Diwali celebrations at the mayor’s Gracie Mansion and Times Square will be more historic and bigger than ever before.
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