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Probably the biggest and most well-known celebrations is the annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival, to be held Sunday, Feb. 16 in New York City.The festival will run between 11 a.m The Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, officially kicks off this Wednesday, and the city is gearing up for all types of celebrations: the best things to do for Lunar New Year include Each year honors an animal based on the Chinese zodiac. The circle of 12 animals — the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig — measure the cycles of Revelers take part during the Chinese New Year "The Dragon" parade in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan Feb. 25, 2024. it won't be observed with a day off for New York schools. 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. 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. Legislation (A.7768/S.7573) amends the education law to declare Asian Lunar New Year a public school holiday statewide. The legislation requires that all public schools close for the Lunar New Year holiday. For students across New York, the upcoming Year of the Snake will start off with a bit more of a bang. Public schools across the state will be celebrating the Lunar New Year on Jan. 29 as an 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 Hochul signed legislation Saturday making Asian Lunar New Year a holiday for public schools statewide. All public schools will be closed for the holiday in observance of Lunar New Year, which next Revelers participate during the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown in New York, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. Lunar New Year has been listed as a day off on school calendars since 2015 with the 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. Revelers take part during the Chinese New Year "The Dragon" parade in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan Feb. 25, 2024. it won't be observed with a day off for New York schools. 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. Lunar New Year and Diwali are being observed in New York schools in 2024. Are Getting Two New Holidays Off This Year. first new moon of the lunar calendar and is celebrated by Chinese 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 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. 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 Visit the 2024-25 School Year Calendar Page to get a quick view of important dates in the upcoming 2024-25 school year.. For a quick view of key dates in the 2025-26 school year, please visit the 2025-26 School Year Calendar Page. The Chinese calendar uses a 60-year cycle known as the sexagenary cycle. The current cycle began in 1984 and ends in 2043. Each cycle consists of one each of the 10 heavenly stems and 12 earthly
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