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8 Parents' Handbook 2019 – 2020 RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL OBSERVANCES FOR 2019-2020 CELEBRATIONS ACCOMMODATED HOLIDAY DATE RELIGION Rosh Hashanah Evening of September 29 to evening of October 1 Jewish Yom Kippur Evening of October 8 to evening of October 9 Jewish Diwali October 27 Hindu Hanukkah Evening of December 22 to evening of December 30 Jewish Christmas December 25 Christian (Western) Christmas January 6 Greek Orthodox Christian, Eastern, Armenian Christmas January 7 Eastern Orthodox Christian, Eastern, Ukrainian Lunar New Year January 25 Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese Naw Ruz (New Year) Evening of March 19 to evening of March 20 Baha'i and Iranian Magha Puja Day March 9 Buddhist Passover April 8-9, April 15-16 Jewish Khalsa Day (Vaisakhi) April 13 Sikh Good Friday April 10 Christian Easter April 12 Christian Holy Pascha (Easter) April 19 Orthodox Christian Ramadan begins April 23 Islamic Eid-al-Fitr Evening of May 23-24 Islamic * Some dates are affected by the physical sighting of the new moon and are, therefore, approximate at this time. ACTIVITIES ON RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS The dates listed above are of particular significance to members of the major religious communities. In the case of Jewish observances, all holy days commence at sundown the night preceding the holidays. The school tries to refrain from scheduling events on these days and, where appropriate, on the evenings preceding these days. If there are any religious or cultural observance days celebrated by your family that are not listed, but could interfere with attendance in school or participation in school activities, please notify your child(ren)'s teacher. In the case of Senior School students, please inform the Principal. To view the full policy, please see the Community Policies section of this handbook.