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You're talking (complaining) about days off for five RELIGIOUS holidays, then start rambling about moving to India and demanding Caucasians have days off for "American" holidays?

Never knew RELIGIOUS holidays were geographically based LOL

America = Country. Diwali = Religion.  Make it make sense. [/quote]

You’re getting caught up in semantics. The intent is clear even if the wording isn’t perfect. And to clarify, Diwali is widely celebrated in India, primarily by Hindus.

In Fairfax County Public Schools, Hindu students make up about 2.4% of the total student population. Given that, it’s reasonable to question whether a religious observance like Diwali should result in a system-wide school observance that impacts the remaining 97.6% of students. For context, in India, school holidays for religious observances typically reflect populations with a significant presence in a given area. Smaller minority populations—whether Christian, Hindu, or otherwise—don’t always drive national or regional school closures. At 2.45%, the population is typically not considered significant enough to warrant system-wide calendar changes, regardless of location.[/quote]

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