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加州或将很快正式承认伊斯兰教两大重要圣日，根据这项法案，州政府工作人员可获得更多假期灵活性，公立学校也可停课庆祝相关节日。
该法案已在州议会以压倒性优势通过，目前正等待参议院表决，将在州法律中承认开斋节和宰牲节，很快将送交民主党州长加文·纽瑟姆签署。
这项由旧金山民主党州议员马特·哈尼提出的第2017号 Assembly法案（AB 2017）于5月底以64票赞成、1票反对的结果在州议会通过。法案需在周一立法会闭幕前获得参议院通过，才能送交纽瑟姆。
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该法案允许州政府工作人员使用现有带薪假期额度来庆祝开斋节。公立学校和社区学院也可因该节日停课。
“加州拥有全美规模最大、最具活力的穆斯林社区之一，他们的传统理应得到认可与尊重，”哈尼在今年3月发布的法案新闻稿中表示。“没有学生应该在庆祝信仰中最神圣的节日之一和到校上课之间做出选择，也没有劳动者应该被迫牺牲其宗教庆祝活动。”
哈尼还表示，这项法案旨在平等对待加州穆斯林群体。
“AB 2017旨在确保加州穆斯林像本州其他社区一样，被看见、被重视，并获得同等尊严对待，”他说道。
开斋节，即“破斋戒节”，标志着斋月的结束——穆斯林在伊斯兰圣月斋月期间从黎明到日落斋戒。宰牲节，即“献祭节”，则纪念先知易卜拉欣（亚伯拉罕）为顺从上帝甘愿献祭其子的事迹。
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支持者表示，该法案将让穆斯林员工和学生更方便地参与开斋节礼拜，并与家人共度节日。
“数十年来，全州的穆斯林家庭不得不在信仰与学业或职业义务之间进行不公平的权衡，”美国伊斯兰关系协会（CAIR）加州分会立法与政府事务主任奥萨马·莫克德姆在7月的一份声明中表示。“AB 2017是朝着确保穆斯林学生能够像其他信仰社区一样，获得同等尊严、尊重和便利来庆祝开斋节迈出的重要一步。”
穆斯林影响委员会创始人哈LA·希贾齐回忆起自己早年在旧金山市政府工作时，未能与家人共度开斋节的经历。
“没能和家人在一起真的很痛苦，”希贾齐告诉《萨克拉门托蜜蜂报》。她表示，家人通常会在开斋节礼拜后共进午餐，并给孩子们分发礼物。
保守派基督教倡导组织加州家庭委员会反对该法案中关于学校的条款，但同时表示支持允许学生因宗教节日请假。
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该组织反对法案中允许学校举办活动“承认并庆祝开斋节的意义与重要性”的条款，同时批评了一项允许州教育委员会为此类活动制定示范课程指南的条款。
“没有任何加州法律授权公立学校举办庆祝圣诞节、复活节或耶稣受难节意义的活动，”该组织在5月的一份声明中称，认为基督教和犹太教节日并未获得同等对待。“这种不对称性已被写入法律。”
如果该法案签署成为法律，开斋节和宰牲节将加入加州已承认的其他节日行列，其中包括农历新年和排灯节。
加州并非首个承认开斋节的州。据《萨克拉门托蜜蜂报》报道，华盛顿州是首个这么做的州。希贾齐告诉该报，加州的提案更进一步，允许州政府工作人员使用带薪假期额度，而华盛顿州仅允许无薪休假。
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California bill recognizing 2 Islamic holidays nears Newsom’s desk
August 30, 2026 2:21pm EDT / Fox News
California could soon formally recognize two of Islam’s most important holy days under legislation that would give state workers greater flexibility to take them off and allow public schools to close in observance of the holidays.
The measure, which overwhelmingly passed the state Assembly and is awaiting Senate action, would recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in state law and could soon head to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.
Assembly Bill 2017, introduced by Democratic San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney, passed the Assembly 64-1 in late May. It must clear the Senate before the legislative session ends Monday to reach Newsom.
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The bill would let state employees use existing paid holiday credits to take time off for Eid. Public schools and community colleges could also close for the holidays.
“California is home to one of the largest and most vibrant Muslim communities in the country, and their traditions deserve recognition and respect,” Haney said in a news release about the bill in March. “No student should have to choose between celebrating one of the holiest days of their faith and showing up to school, and no worker should feel they have to sacrifice their religious observance.”
California Assemblymember Matt Haney, speaks during a press confernce at All City Boxing Club in Los Angeles,(Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/The Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
Haney also said the bill is also about treating Muslim Californians equally.
“AB 2017 is about making sure Muslim Californians are seen, valued, and treated with the same dignity as every other community in our state,” he said.
Eid al-Fitr, or the “Festival of Breaking the Fast,” marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month when Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. Eid al-Adha, or the “Festival of Sacrifice,” commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son in obedience to God.
Muslims in Long Island City, Queens start to celebrate Eid al-Adha with Eid salah prayer on Friday, June 6th, 2025, in New York City.(Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Supporters say the bill would make it easier for Muslim workers and students to take part in Eid prayers and spend the holidays with their families.
“For decades, Muslim families across the state have had to navigate an unfair balancing act between their faith and their academic or professional obligations,” Oussama Mokeddem, legislative and government affairs director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) California chapter, said in a statement in July. “AB 2017 is a meaningful step toward ensuring Muslim students can celebrate Eid with the same dignity, respect, and accommodation afforded to other faith communities.”
Hala Hijazi, founder of the Muslim Impact Council, recalled missing Eid with her family earlier in her career while working for the city of San Francisco.
“It was really painful to not be with my family,” Hijazi told the Sacramento Bee. She said her family would go to lunch after Eid al-Fitr services and give gifts to the children.
The California Family Council, a conservative Christian advocacy group, opposes the bill’s school provisions, while saying it supports allowing students to take time off for religious holidays.
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The group objects to language allowing schools to hold exercises “acknowledging and celebrating the meaning and importance” of Eid. It also criticized a provision allowing the State Board of Education to develop a model curriculum guide for those exercises.
“No California statute authorizes public schools to hold exercises celebrating the meaning of Christmas, Easter, or Good Friday,” the group said in a May statement, arguing Christian and Jewish holidays have not received comparable treatment. “The asymmetry is written into the law.”
If signed into law, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha would join other holidays California has recognized, including Lunar New Year and Diwali.
California would not be the first state to recognize the Eid holidays. Washington was the first, according to the Sacramento Bee. Hijazi told the newspaper that California’s proposal would go further by allowing state workers to use paid holiday credits, while Washington allows unpaid time off.
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