在纽约市布鲁克林区，一名警察在穆斯林庆祝斋月结束的开斋节祈祷时站岗。——路透社。加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽森签署法案，将开斋节和宰牲节正式列入加州州法定假日名单，这意味着这两大伊斯兰节日将在州法律下获得正式认可。
A New York City police officer stands guard as Muslims pray during the Eid holiday that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Brooklyn borough. — Reuters Muslims in California will have Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha formally recognised under state law after Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation adding the two major Islamic festivals to California's list of state holidays.
开斋节标志着斋月的结束，而宰牲节则在伊斯兰历最后一个月——都尔黑哲月期间庆祝。这两个节日受到全球穆斯林的广泛庆祝。
Eid ul Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, while Eid ul Adha is observed during Zil Hajj, the final month of the Islamic calendar. Both are widely observed by Muslims around the world.
新法律为该州员工提供了使用现有带薪假期来庆祝节日的方式，并允许公立学校和社区学院在达成当地协议的情况下为这些节日放假。
The new law provides employees in the US state with ways to use existing paid leave to observe Eid and allows public schools and community colleges to close for the festivals under locally agreed arrangements.
然而，该法律并未规定加州的所有员工都能额外获得两天带薪假期。符合条件的州政府雇员可以根据法律规定的条件，使用八小时的休假、年假、补偿性休假或个人假日额度来庆祝开斋节或宰牲节。该法律还将开斋节和宰牲节排除在加州的司法假日名单之外。
It does not, however, give every worker in California two additional paid days off. Eligible state employees can use eight hours of vacation, annual leave, compensating time off or personal holiday credit for Eid ul Fitr or Eid ul Adha, subject to the conditions set out in the law. The law also excludes Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha from California's list of judicial holidays.
该法案的起草者、众议员马特·哈尼表示，加州拥有美国最大的穆斯林社区之一，他们的宗教传统理应得到认可。
Assembly member Matt Haney, who authored the legislation, said California is home to one of the largest Muslim communities in the United States and that their religious traditions deserved recognition.
支持该法案的美国伊斯兰关系委员会加州分会（CAIR-CA）对这项立法表示欢迎，称这将使穆斯林学生和员工在履行学校或工作职责的同时，更容易庆祝节日。
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), which supported the bill, welcomed the legislation, saying it would make it easier for Muslim students and employees to observe Eid while meeting their school or workplace commitments.
CAIR-CA表示，加州有超过一百万穆斯林居民，并称这项立法是承认该社区宗教习俗的重要一步。
The CAIR-CA said California has more than one million Muslim residents and described the legislation as an important step towards recognising the community's religious observances.
根据加州立法信息网站显示，纽森于9月27日批准了AB 2017法案，并于同日提交给州务卿。
According to the California Legislative Information website, Newsom approved AB 2017 on September 27 and it was filed with the Secretary of State the same day.