The Indian festival of Diwali will soon be a public holiday in schools in New York, according to an announcement by the city’s mayor on Monday. Talking about the legislation to make Diwali a holiday for students in New York, the mayor said that this was a city that was continuously changing, and welcoming communities from all over the world.
Diwali will now be a school holiday in New York in the United States, announced the city’s mayor, Eric Adams, on Monday. The mayor of New York said that he was proud to be part of the legislation to make Diwali a holiday in schools.
New York Assembly member Jenifer Rajkumar, who led the “fight” to make the Indian festival of Diwali a holiday in the city, said that after a fight of over two decades by the South Asian community, she was proud to deliver this win for the community, for New York, and for America.
