CEREMONIAL LIGHTING –Township Councilwoman Shepa Uddin, mayor Phil Kramer, Deputy Mayor Alex Kharazi, and Township Councilmen Shubhendu Singh and Ram Anbarasan (left to right) after the ceremonial Moon Crescent was lit at the Township’s annual Ramadan Lighting ceremony.
More than 150 people gathered at the Franklin Township Senior/Community Center February 15 for the township’s annual Ramadan Lighting of the Moon Crescent.
The day featured speeches, musical entertainment, vendors, and food.
Ramadan is the holiest month in the Muslim calendar, and is meant to celebrate the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims observe it by fasting from dawn to dusk for about 30 days.
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