(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.
(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.
(3) The following are state holy days:
(a) Holi, on the last full moon day of the Hindu lunisolar month of Phalguna;
(b) Lunar New Year, from the lunar calendar's first new moon through the lunar calendar's first full moon;
(c) Good Friday, on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday;
(d) Easter Sunday, on the first Sunday after the first full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox;
(e) Eid al-Fitr, on the first day of the Islamic lunar month of Shawwal;
(f) Passover, for eight days, starting on the fifteenth day of the Hebrew lunisolar month of Nisan;
(g) Vesak Day, on the first full moon of the Hindu lunisolar month of Vaisakha;
(h) Eid al-Adha, on the tenth day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhu al-Hijjah;
(i) Rosh Hashanah, on the first two days of the Hebrew lunisolar month of Tishrei;
(j) Yom Kippur, on the tenth day of the Hebrew lunisolar month of Tishrei;
(k) Diwali, on the fifteenth day of the Hindu lunisolar month of Kartik; and
(l) Christmas, on December 25.
(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.