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Lunar New Year is not a federal holiday, meaning banks and the U.S. stock markets stay open, but New York City is among the public school districts that opt to close their doors for the day 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 Wednesday, Jan. 29 may not be a federal holiday, but the day — Asian Lunar New Year — is a New York public school holiday. The one-day observance — which varies each year and typically comes 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 In September 2023, Governor Hochul today legislation to declare Asian Lunar New Year a public school holiday across New York State. “By designating Lunar New Year as an official school holiday, we are taking an important step in recognizing the importance of New York’s AAPI community and the rich diversity that makes New York so great,” Governor Hochul said. 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 Asian Lunar New Year is now a holiday for all public schools in New York after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the legislation into law. The bill ensures all schools are not in session on whichever day It’s why since immigrating to the U.S. in 2014, Qin has advocated for it to become a public holiday in New York state. “I enjoy all the freedom, however, every time in the Lunar New Year, I’m sad because my kids have to go to school,” Qin said. “There is no proper celebration.” Hochul, though, changed that by recently signing A New Holiday for New York. In 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation officially making Lunar New Year a public school holiday statewide. Read More: Governor Hochul Proposes Free Tuition For Adults In New York. The date of Lunar New Year changes annually, occurring on the second new moon after the winter solstice. 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. Jan. 27—WATERTOWN — All public schools in the state will be closed Wednesday in recognition of Asian Lunar New Year. Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul signed legislation in September 2023 declaring the Many New Yorkers get an extra day off from work this week as New York State recognizes a new holiday. The Chinese New Year begins on Wednesday. In 2023, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the Lunar New Year a public school holiday across the Empire State. The Lunar New Year happens on the second The one-day holiday — which varies each year and typically comes in late January or early February — will be added to all public school calendars in New York. The next upcoming Lunar New Year In 2023, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the Lunar New Year a public school holiday across the Empire State. The Lunar New Year happens on the second new moon after the December 21st winter solstice. It's typically observed in late January or early February. The Lunar New Year is not a federal holiday in the United States. However, some states, such as California4 and Colorado,5 have passed legislation declaring the Lunar New Year an official holiday, and the state of New York recognizes it as a public school holiday.6 Some cities with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday morning that Asian Lunar New Year, considered one of the most important holidays in Asian culture, would become an official public school Wednesday, Jan. 29 may not be a federal holiday, but the day — Asian Lunar New Year — is a New York public school holiday.. The one-day observance — which varies each year and typically Parents across New York might wonder why their kids don’t have school on Wednesday, Jan. 28, well, the Lunar New Year is to thank for that and a declaration by Governor Kathy Hochul in 2024. A new public school holiday will be during the Chinese New Year "The Dragon" parade in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan Feb. 25, 2024. 2023 designating the Lunar New Year as a The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian countries. In China, it’s a public holiday from February 10 through February 17.
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