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12 October 2007, 07:30 AM | #1 |
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Empire State Building to go green for Muslim holiday
"New York's iconic Empire State Building is to be lit up green from Friday in honor of the Muslim holiday of Eid, the biggest festival in the Muslim calendar marking the end of Ramadan, officials said.
"This is the first time that the Empire State Building will be illuminated for Eid, and the lighting will become an annual event in the same tradition of the yearly lightings for Christmas and Hannukah," according to a statement. Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month, is expected to be celebrated in New York from Friday, depending on when the new moon is sighted, and the city's tallest skyscraper will remain green until Sunday. An estimated seven million Muslims live in the United States. " Politics aside, its this kind of tolerence and acceptance that make the USA and its people the envy of the world and the greate countrey that it is. As a Muslim it is truely humbling. |
12 October 2007, 07:37 AM | #2 |
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Sounds like a great tradition !!
Maybe they could keep the green lights and use them for my main holiday. St Patricks day :) |
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