(1) As used in this section, "state holy day" means an annual day or other time period of special religious significance that the state officially recognizes and observes as a holy day under this section. (2) A state holy day is not a legal holiday or state holiday, unless the state holy day is also designated as a legal holiday under Section 63G-1-301. (3) The following are state holy days: (a) Holi, on the last full moon day of the Hindu lunisolar month of Phalguna; (b) Lunar New Year, from the lunar calendar's first new moon through the lunar calendar's first full moon; (c) Good Friday, on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday; (d) Easter Sunday, on the first Sunday after the first full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox; (e) Eid al-Fitr, on the first day of the Islamic lunar month of Shawwal; (f) Passover, for eight days, starting on the fifteenth day of the Hebrew lunisolar month of Nisan; (g) Vesak Day, on the first full moon of the Hindu lunisolar month of Vaisakha; (h) Eid al-Adha, on the tenth day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhu al-Hijjah; (i) Rosh Hashanah, on the first two days of the Hebrew lunisolar month of Tishrei; (j) Yom Kippur, on the tenth day of the Hebrew lunisolar month of Tishrei; (k) Diwali, on the fifteenth day of the Hindu lunisolar month of Kartik; and (l) Christmas, on December 25. (4) A state government entity or local government entity shall place a high priority on approving an employee's request to take personal leave on a state holy day.
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