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Pamela Davis
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New Rochelle Schools Add Holiday To Calendar Celebrating Muslim Culture
Students in New Rochelle will see a new holiday on the school calendar next year, as the Board of Education added the Islamic celebration of Eid al-Fitr. The Board announced that it would be adding the holiday - which marks the end of Ramadan - which will be observed on June 5 next year, and schools will be closed. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, and falls on the first day of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar. School officials noted that the date will shift from year to year because the Islamic lunar calendar differs from the Gregorian calendar…