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8 Parents' Handbook 2020– 2021 RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL OBSERVANCES FOR 2020-2021 CELEBRATIONS ACCOMMODATED HOLIDAY DATE RELIGION Rosh Hashanah Evening of September 18 to evening of September 20 Jewish Yom Kippur Evening of September 27 to evening of September 28 Jewish Diwali November 14 Hindu Hanukkah Evening of December 10 to evening of December 18 Jewish Christmas December 25 Christian (Western) Christmas January 6 Armenian Christmas January 7 Greek Orthodox Lunar New Year February 12 Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese Naw Ruz (New Year) Evening of March 20 to evening of March 21 Baha'i and Persian Magha Puja Day March 28 Buddhist Passover March 28-29, April 3-4 Jewish Khalsa Day (Vaisakhi) April 14 Sikh Good Friday April 2 Christian Easter April 4 Christian Holy Pascha (Easter) May 2 Orthodox Christian Ramadan begins Evening of April 12 Islamic Eid-al-Fitr Evening of May 12-13 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.