【视频】纽森夫妇发布排灯节祝福视频，加州排灯节法定假日法律此前已被法院裁定违宪
萨克拉门托 — 加州州长加文·纽森（Gavin Newsom）与第一伴侣 Jennifer Siebel Newsom 11月8日在州长官方 YouTube 频道发布排灯节祝福视频，向全加州庆祝这一节日的民众送上问候。今年排灯节在11月8日，纽森在视频中称，今年是排灯节首次获加州官方承认为州法定假日的一年。
视频中，Jennifer Siebel Newsom 先致辞，祝愿所有庆祝排灯节的人度过一个美好的灯节，并说世世代代的家庭聚在一起点亮油灯（diya）、共享团圆饭，把珍贵的传统代代相传。纽森接着说，今年是排灯节首次正式成为加州州法定假日，但它一直是加州传统的重要组成部分。两人最后共同祝愿这个排灯节为每个人及所爱之人带来和平、繁荣与欢乐，并齐声说：「排灯节快乐，加州！」
排灯节又称灯节，是印度教、锡克教、耆那教与部分佛教徒庆祝的节日，象征光明战胜黑暗，加州是全美印度裔社区最大的聚居地之一。
不过，这一法定假日的法律状态目前存在争议。纽森2025年10月6日签署 AB 268 法案，把排灯节列入加州州法定假日，自2026年1月1日起生效：公立学校与社区学院可选择在排灯节停课，州雇员可选择带薪休假过节，加州由此成为继宾夕法尼亚州、康涅狄格州之后第三个将排灯节列为州法定假日的州。旧金山纳税人协会随后提起诉讼。2026年7月，萨克拉门托县高等法院法官 Stephen Acquisto 裁定该法在现行条文下违宪，理由是法案基于排灯节的宗教意义给予其特殊待遇、缺乏充分的世俗考量，违反联邦与加州宪法的政教分离条款。加州产业关系部11月4日的通知确认，依该案（SF Taxpayers' Association et al. v. Newsom et al.，案号 25WM000231）裁决，排灯节暂不按法定假日执行，尚待进一步司法审查。加州州众议会此后通过 HR 137 决议，承认2026年11月8日为排灯节，但该决议不赋予带薪假日地位。
关联：特朗普发表排灯节总统致辞：向全美庆祝灯节的民众送上祝福
（来源：加州州长办公室）
资料引用：加州产业关系部
[Video] Newsom and First Partner Release Diwali Greeting as California's Diwali Holiday Law Stands Ruled Unconstitutional
Sacramento — California Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom released a Diwali greeting video on the governor's official YouTube channel on November 8, sending their wishes to Californians celebrating the festival. Diwali falls on November 8 this year, and Newsom said in the video that this is the first year Diwali has been officially recognized as a California state holiday.
In the video, Jennifer Siebel Newsom speaks first, wishing all those celebrating Diwali a beautiful festival of lights and describing how, for generations, families have gathered to light diyas, share meals and pass down cherished traditions. Newsom then says this year marks the first time Diwali has been officially recognized as a California state holiday, while noting it has always been an important part of California tradition. The two close by wishing that this Diwali bring peace, prosperity and joy to everyone and their loved ones, saying together: "Happy Diwali, California!"
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists and symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness. California is home to one of the largest Indian American communities in the United States.
The holiday's legal status, however, is in dispute. Newsom signed AB 268 on October 6, 2025, adding Diwali to California's list of state holidays effective January 1, 2026: public schools and community colleges were authorized to close on Diwali, and state employees could elect to take paid time off, making California the third state after Pennsylvania and Connecticut to recognize Diwali as a state holiday. The San Francisco Taxpayers Association then sued. In July 2026, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Stephen Acquisto ruled the law unconstitutional in its current wording, finding that it gave Diwali special treatment based on its religious importance without sufficient secular considerations, in violation of the establishment clauses of the U.S. and California constitutions. A November 4 notice from the California Department of Industrial Relations confirmed that, consistent with the court's decision in SF Taxpayers' Association et al. v. Newsom et al. (Case No. 25WM000231), Diwali will not be enforced as a recognized holiday pending further judicial review. The California State Assembly has since adopted HR 137, a resolution recognizing Diwali on November 8, 2026, which does not establish a paid holiday.
(Source: Office of the Governor of California)
Reference: California Department of Industrial Relations
来源：加州州长办公室
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图片来源：图：加州州长纽森与第一伴侣 Jennifer Siebel Newsom 出镜排灯节祝福视频（2026年11月8日）。加州州长办公室官方视频封面图。 / Photo: California Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom appear in their Diwali greeting video, November 8, 2026. Official video cover image, Office of the Governor of California.
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