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NOW THEREFORE I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim February 10, 2024, as “Lunar New Year.” IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 8 th day of February 2024. GAVIN NEWSOM Governor of California. ATTEST: SHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D. NOW THEREFORE I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim January 29, 2025, as “Lunar New Year.” IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 28th day of January 2025. GAVIN NEWSOM Governor of California. ATTEST: SHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D. Chinese, Filipino, Indian, and Vietnamese communities make up the top AAPI communities in the state. The population grew by 25% in the last decade, making it California’s fastest growing ethnic group. The city of Monterey Park, a community which is majority Asian American, hosts their Lunar New Year festival annually. It includes many food Lunar New Year is celebrated by thousands of Asian and Pacific Islander Californians at community events that illustrate the state's rich cultural history and commitment to racial, religious, and cultural diversity. Many jurisdictions in California have already designated Lunar New Year as an official school holiday. CALIFORNIA, USA — A new bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom is honoring an important cultural holiday in a new way. AB 2596 recognizes Lunar New Year as an official state holiday. Assembly Bill (AB) 2596, the legislation which designates Lunar New Year as a state holiday, was introduced by Chinese American Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) during Chinese New Year in February this year. Over 20 Chinese and Asian organizations came together urging Newsom to pass the bill. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill officially recognizing Lunar New Year as a state holiday. Assembly Bill (AB) 2596, authored by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell), was among the A Chinese Lunar New Year fair in Chinatown in San Francisco. (In California, 11 state holidays now come with a paid day off and four do not, including Lunar New Year.) Reverend Norman Fong at San Francisco's Chinese New Year street fair in 2020. For the first time anywhere in the US, the Lunar New Year will be an official state holiday in California. Lunar New Year starts on Jan. 22, which will usher in the Year of the Rabbit. Lunar New Year is seen as one of the most important celebrations in the Asian community. It is a time marked by lots of travel as families gather for the annual celebrations. Each culture celebrates the Lunar New Year differently, with various foods and traditions Lunar New Year falls generally on the second new moon following the winter solstice, which will fall on Feb 16, 2019. The Lunar New Year celebration in San Francisco Chinatown is considered the oldest and the largest of its kind outside of Asia and dates back to the 1860s. San Francisco is among a few jurisdictions in California that have The Lunar New Year, the grandest celebration for Chinese and many other Asian cultures, was designated a day of special cultural significance in California when Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday signed legislation that makes Chinese Lunar New Year a state holiday. The move recognizes the diversity of cultures that Asian Americans have brought to The Lunar New Year, the grandest celebration for Chinese and many other Asian cultures, was designated a day of special cultural significance in California when Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Before Assemblymember Low’s introduction of AB 2596, in January 2022, Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY), Vice-Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, announced her introduction of new legislation that credits a federal holiday for Lunar New Year. The Chinese Lunar Calendar determines the exact day of the Lunar New Year, which Lunar New Year, a holiday important to many Asian Americans, is being celebrated as a state holiday for the first time. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2596 in September 2022, which made Lunar New Year a state holiday in California, thus allowing state employees to take eight hours off to celebrate it. Newsom also California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday signed legislation that makes Chinese Lunar New Year a state holiday. The move recognizes the diversity of cultures that Asian Americans have brought to Lunar New Year-- a holiday period that spans more than two weeks -- is set to begin on Feb. 10, with traditions and celebrations that spread far beyond one region.. The holiday, often referred to Aside from celebrating all federal holidays, California observes: Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) – January 29, 2025; Rosa Parks Day – February 4; César Chávez Day – March 31 * CA Paid Holiday; Genocide Remembrance Day – April 24; Juneteenth – June 19; Native American Day – September 22 receiving eight hours of personal holiday credit to observe the "Lunar New Year." The Lunar New Year celebrates a chance to leave behind the troubles of the past year and invite prosperity and good luck moving forward . Recognizing this day as a state holiday acknowledges the diversity and cultural significance
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