"The Lunar New Year is an opportunity to put aside the troubles of the old year and welcome prosperity and luck in the new year," the Governor of California on September 30 issued a statement.
"Recognizing New Year's Eve as a California holiday honors the cultural diversity that Asian-Americans bring to the state and provides an opportunity for all Californians to feel the meaning of this day." Tet," he added.
The bill, called AB2596, was proposed by US Democratic congressman Evan Low, which allows California state government employees to take eight hours off to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
In addition to Lunar New Year, California has two other state holidays: Juneteenth June 19, the day to declare freedom for black slaves in the United States, and Genocide Remembrance Day on April 24, commemorating 1.5 million people of Armenian descent. killed by the Ottoman Empire.
In the US, the majority of people of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and other Asian ancestry celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Earlier this year, Democratic Representative Grace Meng proposed a new bill to recognize Lunar New Year as a federal holiday in the US.
"Asian Americans are the fastest growing population group in the US. As the popularity of this holiday continues to grow, it makes perfect sense to recognize the first day of the Lunar New Year as a federal holiday," Meng said. know in January. "It's time to make this happen. My bill will demonstrate that the US government takes a holiday celebrated by millions."
Duc Trung (According to NextShark, ABC News)
