3 states now recognise Diwali as an official holiday

Wednesday, October 08, 2025

In October 2024, Pennsylvania became the first state to officially recognise Diwali as a state holiday, followed by Connecticut and now California this year.

Posted by sentinel at 04:49 AM | 6 COMMENTS | permalink

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Go on, make some of your bigoted jokes, DRegulars, but change is coming.

#1 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-08 04:52 AM

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas list Good Friday as a state holiday. Diwali? Good to go.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-08 06:04 AM

All you have to do is connect the dots...

#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-10-08 07:30 PM

Jain says!

#4 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-10-08 07:34 PM

That was a good one.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-08 07:43 PM

I'm goin' away to Spain when I get my money saved
Gonna start tomorrow

#6 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-08 09:20 PM

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