Picadilly Circus in London was decked out with Ramadan lights for the first time
Ramadan lights were turned on in Picadilly Circus in London for the first time, marking the city’s first illumination for the holy Islamic month.
On the eve of the first day of Ramadan, the first ever Ramadan lights installation at Piccadilly Circus in London, Britain,
London Mayor Sadiq Khan turned on the Ramadan lights in the capital on Tuesday to mark the beginning of the Islamic holy month. According to the Mirror, this is the first time that celebratory lights in Piccadilly Circus will illuminate the city for the month of Ramadan.
London is also the first European city to put on such a show for the festival, which includes the installation of 30,000 sustainable lights. The display was organized by Aisha Desai of Ramadan Lights UK, who was inspired by her love of Christmas lights and started the project three years ago. It was staged in collaboration with Heart of London Business Alliance and featured the words “Happy Ramadan.”
“I just had the ambition to do it like the Christmas lights,” Desai told the Mirror.
I remember going to see the Christmas lights with my sister when I was younger, and I also had the opportunity to live in the Middle East, and I wanted to bring that joy and magic to London, my hometown, she added.
Desai stated that she wanted to raise awareness about the holy month “I also wanted to raise awareness among our neighbors about how important this month is to us; it’s my favorite month of the year, and I’m grateful that we’re here today.”
“A trip to central London to see the Christmas lights was an annual tradition for me as a child. My sister and I would lie in the back of the car, looking out the sunroof at the lights. It was truly magical.”
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, also known as Ramazan or Ramzan. Muslims around the world observe it as a month of fasting (called Roza in India and Pakistan), prayer, reflection, and community. It lasts four weeks and two days, during which time Muslims fast between dawn and sunset.
