Ramadan lights illuminate London's Piccadilly Circus for first time ever

For the first time, Ramadan lights illuminated London's Piccadilly Circus for the celebration of the Islamic holy month beginning..

London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday switched on the lights, and it has become the first European city to put on such a display for the festival, according to a report published by the Mirror..

Organized by Aisha Desai of Ramadan Lights UK in partnership with Heart of London Business Alliance, the display includes the installation of 30,000 sustainable lights which also feature the words Happy Ramadan"..

I remembered going to visit the Christmas lights with my sister when I was growing up and I also had an opportunity to live in the Middle East and I wanted to bring that joy and magic to London, the city that I'm from," Desai said as quoted by the Mirror..

Islam follows a lunar calendar, so the month begins a week and a half earlier each year, cycling through the seasons, including the long days of hot summers..

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