PA NOW RECOGNIZING DIWALI AS AN OFFICIAL HOLIDAY

Pennsylvania is now recognizing a new holiday.  Governor Shapiro has signed a new bill into law which will see the state recognizing Diwali as an official holiday.  The five-day festival of Indian origin is known as the South Asian festival of lights, which is India’s biggest holiday of the year celebrating light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.  The holiday is celebrated in either October of November depending on the calendar year.