{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-63g-1-1101","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 63G-1-1101","heading":"State holy days.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(3) The following are state holy days:\n(a) Holi, on the last full moon day of the Hindu lunisolar month of Phalguna;\n(b) Lunar New Year, from the lunar calendar's first new moon through the lunar calendar's first full moon;\n(c) Good Friday, on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday;\n(d) Easter Sunday, on the first Sunday after the first full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox;\n(e) Eid al-Fitr, on the first day of the Islamic lunar month of Shawwal;\n(f) Passover, for eight days, starting on the fifteenth day of the Hebrew lunisolar month of Nisan;\n(g) Vesak Day, on the first full moon of the Hindu lunisolar month of Vaisakha;\n(h) Eid al-Adha, on the tenth day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhu al-Hijjah;\n(i) Rosh Hashanah, on the first two days of the Hebrew lunisolar month of Tishrei;\n(j) Yom Kippur, on the tenth day of the Hebrew lunisolar month of Tishrei;\n(k) Diwali, on the fifteenth day of the Hindu lunisolar month of Kartik; and\n(l) Christmas, on December 25.\n(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.","path":["Title 63G General Government","Chapter 63G-1 State Symbols and Designations","Part 63G-1-11 State Holy Days"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63G/Chapter1/63G-1-S1101.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"91514d463fd178267f848c2beb624178177fbed82591c302823862d42dd9207b","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-63g-1-1002","next":"us-ut/utah-code-63g-2-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}