Revelers watch a light show on the banks of the Sarayu River on the eve of Diwali in Ayodhya, India last October. “This victory will allow those who did not feel seen, and did not feel heard, we are saying ‘we see you, we hear you, we respect you - and your culture is part of the New York experience,’ added Hizzoner. YouTube / NYC Mayor's OfficeĪdams linked the passage of the bill to the civil rights victories gained by the black community in the ’60s and noted that Mahatma Gandhi was a hero of Martin Luther King Jr, who was given his own federal holiday despite blowback from much of the country. “Our school calendar must reflect the new reality on the ground.” Mayor Adams touted a new Albany measure that gives NYC’s more than 900,000 students Diwali off. “This is a city that’s continuously changing, continuously welcoming communities from all over the world,” as Adams told the cheering crowd that Diwali will join other religious celebrations as a day off for students. Mayor Adams celebrated the news with a boisterous City Hall news conference, punctuated by live percussionists, flowery rhetoric, and plenty of backslapping. New York City public school students will now get the day off to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights which symbolizes the spiritual triumph of good over evil.Ī five-day festival that’s an intrinsic part of South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities, city officials say more than 200,000 residents celebrate Diwali, which is observed by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists. Why Americans are ‘unhappy,’ how Biden drags US down and other commentaryĪdams’ silly school priorities: Letters to the Editor - June 29, 2023Įx-DOE exec convicted of taking bribes, turning blind eye to tainted chicken tenders served to NYC public school kids
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