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8 Parents' Handbook 2024– 2025 RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL OBSERVANCES FOR 2024-2025 CELEBRATIONS ACCOMMODATED HOLIDAY DATE RELIGION Rosh Hashanah Evening of October 2 to evening of October 4 Jewish Yom Kippur Evening of October 11 to evening of October 12 Jewish Diwali October 31 Hindu Hanukkah Evening of December 26 to evening of January 2 Jewish Christmas December 25 Christian (Western) Christmas January 7 Greek Orthodox Christian, Eastern, Armenian Christmas January 7 Eastern Orthodox Christian, Eastern, Ukrainian Orthodox New Year January 14 Orthodox Christian Lunar New Year January 29 Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese Magha Puja Day February 12 Buddhist Ramadan begins Evening of February 28 (approx) Islamic Naw Ruz (New Year) March 20 Baha'i and Persian Good Friday April 18 Christian Easter April 21 Christian Eid-al-Fitr Eid-ul- Adha Evening of March 29 (approx) Evening of June 6 (approx) Islamic Khalsa Day (Vaisakhi) April 14 Sikh Passover Evening of April 12 to evening of April 20 Jewish Holy Pascha (Easter) April 20 Orthodox Christian * 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.