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8 Parents' Handbook 2021– 2022 RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL OBSERVANCES FOR 2021-2022 CELEBRATIONS ACCOMMODATED HOLIDAY DATE RELIGION Rosh Hashanah Evening of September 6 to evening of September 8 Jewish Yom Kippur Evening of September 15 to evening of September 16 Jewish Diwali November 4 Hindu Hanukkah Evening of November 28 to evening of December 6 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 February 1 Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese Naw Ruz (New Year) March 21 Baha'i and Persian Magha Puja Day March 30 Buddhist Passover April 16-17, April 23-24 Jewish Khalsa Day (Vaisakhi) April 14 Sikh Good Friday April 15 Christian Easter April 17 Christian Holy Pascha (Easter) April 24 Orthodox Christian Ramadan begins Evening of April 2 Islamic Eid-al-Fitr Evening of May 3-4 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.