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Asian Lunar New Year school holiday – Jan. 29
In September 2024, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law declaring the Asian Lunar New Year a public school holiday statewide. The legislation requires that all public schools close for the Asian Lunar New Year holiday, which is a winter holiday for the Asian community.
This year, the holiday falls on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, and public schools in New York including Fort Plain CSD will be closed to observe it.
Asian Lunar New Year is a celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar. It is regarded as the most important holiday in China, and it is also widely celebrated in South Korea, Vietnam and countries with a significant overseas Chinese population. Those who celebrate consider it the time of the year to reunite with family.