Ramadan Lighting Ceremony

From the Community Director
Pictured left to right: Dr. Mahnaz Tantawi, Chaplain and Imam Moutaz Charaf, Chief Carmine Pezzuti, Councilwoman Ann Swist, Mayor Frank Bivona, Councilwoman Gail Kelly and Councilman Charles Kahwaty.

The first annual Ramadan Lighting Ceremony was performed by the American Muslim Community of Franklin Lakes, Moutaz Charaf - Muslim Chaplain and the Imam of El-Zahra Islamic Center, and the Mayor and Council. Ramadan is a holiday observed by Muslims in the United States and around the world every year. During this month, Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn till dusk, practice compassion with charity, pray and celebrate.

View the video and photos of the festivities on Facebook as the front of Borough Hall was lit with green and white lights to celebrate Ramadan.