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NYC schools are closed for Lunar New Year but it's not a federal holiday so banks and the US stock markets stay open. Each year honors an animal based on the Chinese zodiac. The circle of 12 New York Schools . UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) -- All public schools in New York are closed in observance of the Lunar New Year. Recent legislation modifies the education law to officially recognize the Asian Lunar New Year as a public school holiday across the State. This was enacted by Governor Kathy Hochul in September 2023. From 2024:Authentic Chinese food in Queens for Lunar New Year a cure for homesickness How will Lunar New Year be celebrated in New York? The start of Lunar New Year, Jan. 29, will be marked with The holiday fell on a weekend in 2024, so schools weren't in session, making 2025 the first year that schools close statewide for the occasion. Zoom in: New York's legislation was passed in the wake of rising anti-Asian hate in the U.S., per members of its state legislature. It turns out that local students will also get to celebrate during the day, as NYC schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 29, in observance of Chinese New Year. Schools will officially Public schools across the state will be celebrating the Lunar New Year on Jan. 29 as an official holiday for the first time. This also makes New York the first state to mandate school closures for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said, “Making Lunar New Year a holiday for New York's public schools is a direct result of the hard work of the Assembly Majority and the dedicated members of our Asian Pacific Task Force. New York State is beautifully diverse, with people from different ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds living, working Lunar New Year now a holiday for New York public schools: What to know By Tom Shea • Published September 11, 2023 • Updated on September 11, 2023 at 6:01 pm Liao Pan/China News Service/VCG via The next Lunar New Year will mark the beginning of the Year of the Dragon on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024; because the holiday falls on a weekend, the 2023-2024 school calendar is not expected to change. For the first time in New York state, all state public schools will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in observance of the Lunar New Year. New York Governor Kathy Hochul passed the legislation in September 2023 making Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year, an official holiday for public schools in This year marks the first time a new school holiday is officially observed in New York state. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, is Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year. It’s considered to be Next week marks the Lunar New Year and parents are already flocking to Google with a simple question: Are NYC schools open? They will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 29 in observance of the holiday NEW YORK (PIX11) – Students in New York City and the rest of the state will welcome the year of the snake for the first time outside the classroom. Public schools will close on Wednesday in New York Schools Closed For Chinese New Year. Canva. Canva. In 2023, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the Lunar New Year a public school holiday across the All New York City schools will be closed on Lunar New Year. The Legend of Nian NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 22: The Lunar New Year Firecrackers Festival kicked off the Year of the Rabbit in Chinatown of It will be the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac. New York is the first state to give schools off for the Lunar New Year. The legislation, signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, passed in 2023. The Public schools across New York State will close Wednesday to mark Asian Lunar New Year, officially recognized as a school holiday for the first time.. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the legislation in September 2023, highlighting the holiday as a celebration of the state’s growing diversity and the contributions of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. New York State is ringing in 2025 with a brand-new school holiday: Lunar New Year. For the first time, public schools across the state will close on Wednesday, January 29, to celebrate. What is Lunar New Year? Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, marks the beginning of a new year based on the lunar calendar. NEW YORK, USA - JAN. 29, 2025: The festivities of the Year of the Snake, Chinese New Year begins on January 29, in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York, United States. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Public schools will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in observance of Lunar New Year, according to the city Department of Education academic calendar for the 2024-2025 school year.
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