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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Diwali does not move, Arlington just got the date wrong. LCPS and FCPS both had the correct date on their calendars.[/quote]

It sure does move. Anywhere between October to November!

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An Atheist that married a Hindu and thinks public schools should NOT follow everyone’s religious holidays. [/quote]
I think you may have misunderstood the question. It's not a question of whether the holiday moves on the Gregorian calendar, but whether it moves at the last minute based on other factors (like how Eid moves based on lunar sightings). It sounds like APS could/should have known Diwali was October 20 this year, and that putting it on their calendar on October 21 was a typo that caused a headache for OP.[/quote]

Correct.  Yes, the date of Diwali does change year to year (like Easter does), but it's not a lunar sighting thing, where the date change happens within a few days of the holiday.[/quote]

There is no moon sighting for Diwali.  It is not Karva Chauth where women break their fast after sighting the moon.   Diwali is celebrated in the darkest night (new moon) of the calendar.  There is no moon to see.  But, it is based on the lunar calendar. [/quote]

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