California 2019-2020 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AR26 Compare Versions

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 26Introduced by Assembly Member FloraMarch 18, 2019 Relative to the Assyrian New Year. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 26, as introduced, Flora. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, The Assyrian New Year is a celebration of spring; andWHEREAS, The Assyrian New Year was traditionally celebrated for 12 days, beginning on March 21st; andWHEREAS, On the first day of the celebration, priests would divine the name of the new year by interpreting omens from the god Ashur; andWHEREAS, In modern times, having lost its religious significance, Kha BNeesan is celebrated on the last day, which coincides with April 1st; andWHEREAS, Modern-day Assyrians are a Semitic people whose ancestors inhabited Mesopotamia, the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, and are the direct descendants of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians; and WHEREAS, The Assyrians are a proud and resourceful people who are productive members of American society and enrich American culture by contributing their talents in numerous fields, including accounting, aerospace, agriculture, architecture and its arts, education, engineering, finance, medicine, motion picture entertainment, and politics; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly recognizes March 21 through April 1, 2019, as the Assyrian New Year; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 26Introduced by Assembly Member FloraMarch 18, 2019 Relative to the Assyrian New Year. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 26, as introduced, Flora. Digest Key
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9	9	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
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11	11	House Resolution No. 26
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13	13	Introduced by Assembly Member FloraMarch 18, 2019
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18	18	Relative to the Assyrian New Year.
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32	32	WHEREAS, The Assyrian New Year is a celebration of spring; and
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34	34	WHEREAS, The Assyrian New Year was traditionally celebrated for 12 days, beginning on March 21st; and
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36	36	WHEREAS, On the first day of the celebration, priests would divine the name of the new year by interpreting omens from the god Ashur; and
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38	38	WHEREAS, In modern times, having lost its religious significance, Kha BNeesan is celebrated on the last day, which coincides with April 1st; and
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40	40	WHEREAS, Modern-day Assyrians are a Semitic people whose ancestors inhabited Mesopotamia, the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, and are the direct descendants of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians; and
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42	42	WHEREAS, The Assyrians are a proud and resourceful people who are productive members of American society and enrich American culture by contributing their talents in numerous fields, including accounting, aerospace, agriculture, architecture and its arts, education, engineering, finance, medicine, motion picture entertainment, and politics; now, therefore, be it
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44	44	Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly recognizes March 21 through April 1, 2019, as the Assyrian New Year; and be it further
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46	46	Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.