02:22Frankfurt’s downtown area witnessed the inauguration of illuminating Ramadan decorations for the very first time on Sunday as the Islamic holy month commences.
Footage shows locals applauding and celebrating as the dazzling lights switched on in the evening. Crescents, stars and the inscription 'Happy Ramadan' radiated in the 'Fressgass' (feast street) segment of the Great Bockenheimer area.
Initiated by the government's Green Party, this marks the first time that a German city decorates for the Islamic month. The decorations reportedly cost the city at least 75,000 euros (82,000 dollars).
Frankfurt is home to an estimated 150,000 Muslims, about 15 percent of its total population. The month of Ramadan, esteemed in the Islamic faith as a period of reverence and devotion, is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.
This annual observance entails devout prayers during the late evening and voluntary abstinence from both food and drink throughout the daylight hours.
Germany’s first public Ramadan decorations illuminate Frankfurt’s night sky in dazzling display
Frankfurt’s downtown area witnessed the inauguration of illuminating Ramadan decorations for the very first time on Sunday as the Islamic holy month commences.
Footage shows locals applauding and celebrating as the dazzling lights switched on in the evening. Crescents, stars and the inscription 'Happy Ramadan' radiated in the 'Fressgass' (feast street) segment of the Great Bockenheimer area.
Initiated by the government's Green Party, this marks the first time that a German city decorates for the Islamic month. The decorations reportedly cost the city at least 75,000 euros (82,000 dollars).
Frankfurt is home to an estimated 150,000 Muslims, about 15 percent of its total population. The month of Ramadan, esteemed in the Islamic faith as a period of reverence and devotion, is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.
This annual observance entails devout prayers during the late evening and voluntary abstinence from both food and drink throughout the daylight hours.
Frankfurt’s downtown area witnessed the inauguration of illuminating Ramadan decorations for the very first time on Sunday as the Islamic holy month commences.
Footage shows locals applauding and celebrating as the dazzling lights switched on in the evening. Crescents, stars and the inscription 'Happy Ramadan' radiated in the 'Fressgass' (feast street) segment of the Great Bockenheimer area.
Initiated by the government's Green Party, this marks the first time that a German city decorates for the Islamic month. The decorations reportedly cost the city at least 75,000 euros (82,000 dollars).
Frankfurt is home to an estimated 150,000 Muslims, about 15 percent of its total population. The month of Ramadan, esteemed in the Islamic faith as a period of reverence and devotion, is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.
This annual observance entails devout prayers during the late evening and voluntary abstinence from both food and drink throughout the daylight hours.