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Illuminated lettering in Frankfurt am Main: “They are lights of togetherness”
Photo: Boris Roessler / dpa
In the city center of Frankfurt am Main there will be special lighting for the fasting month of Ramadan for the first time.
It will shine from next Sunday at the beginning of Ramadan.
Crescent moons, stars and the words “Happy Ramadan” have already been installed in the section of Große Bockenheimer Straße called “Freßgass”.
Ramadan is the month of fasting for Muslims.
This year it lasts until April 9th.
The city parliament approved the lighting last year.
The application was submitted by the city government, Greens, SPD, FDP and Volt factions.
Between 100,000 and 150,000 Muslims lived in Frankfurt am Main; they made up almost 15 percent of the total population, the reason given was.
The lighting represents the peaceful coexistence of all people in Frankfurt am Main, explained Mayor Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg (Greens).
It should set an example for peace and humanity and against exclusion and hatred.
»They are lights of togetherness, against reservations, against discrimination, against anti-Muslim racism and also against anti-Semitism.
In times of crisis and war, this lighting is a sign of hope for all people and strengthens cohesion in our diverse urban society," Eskandari-Grünerg was quoted as saying in a statement on Monday.
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