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Parents' Handbook 2022– 2023 7 RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL OBSERVANCES FOR 2022-2023 CELEBRATIONS ACCOMMODATED HOLIDAY DATE RELIGION Rosh Hashanah Evening of September 25 to September 27 Jewish Yom Kippur Evening of October 4 to evening of October 5 Jewish Diwali October 24 Hindu Hanukkah Evening of December 18 to evening of December 26 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 22 Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese Naw Ruz (New Year) March 20 Baha'i and Persian Ramadan begins Evening of March 23 Islamic Magha Puja Day March 6 Buddhist Passover Evening of April 5 to April evening of 13 Jewish Khalsa Day (Vaisakhi) April 14 Sikh Good Friday April 7 Christian Easter April 9 Christian Holy Pascha (Easter) April 16 Orthodox Christian Eid-al-Fitr Evening of April 22 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.