Posted on 07/18/2015 6:37:17 AM PDT by markomalley
New York’s Empire State Building was lit up green on Friday evening in celebration of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
It has been reported that the famous skyscraper will glow green until it closes to the public at 2:00 am (0600 GMT), when the building traditionally turns out its lights.
A spokeswomen of the building told Agence France-Presse that the skyscraper is annually lit up for Eid, stating that the tradition has been carried out “for several years now.”
The Empire state Building is also known for honoring other religious holidays, turning pastel shades for Easter, blue and white for Hanukkah, and red and green for Christmas.
It has also previously marked a number of events, including World Oceans Day on June 8, where the building turns blue, white and purple.
The privately-owned building, which is usually lit up white each night during the year, receives hundreds of requests each year to be lit in particular colors for various causes and events.
Although the selection process is not made public, according to AFP it does not accept requests for political campaigns, religious figures, organizations or personal events.
Since the WTC north and south towers are no longer available to light up,,,,
BTTT.
gag...
Hmmm, in a sane America, it would be lit red to reflect the bloody massacre by mooselimb terrorists.
I pray daily for a return to sanity in this country and the world. The political correctness bullshit has got to stop.
A Muslim slaughters five Americans on Friday to celebrate Eid al-Fitr and Obama and the Empire State Building publicly celebrate with him.
Isn’t it time we take down the Crescent and Star symbol and throw it in the same fire these liberals have thrown the confederate flag.
Confederates never chopped off the heads of babies like Muslims and liberal Abortionists do.
A time machine would be a wonderful thing. Just take about 100 influential Americans from Sept 12 2001 and send them forward to today:
Our president is Barack Hussein Obama. He’s in his second term.
There is a mosque where the World Trade Center stood.
The Empire State building is lit up for Eid.
We just gave $140B to the terrorist regime in Iran and we’re helping them build nuclear weapons.
The US government hates Israel.
Christians are being persecuted across the country.
NASA is focused on Muslim outreach.
Our military is defunded, smaller and filled with transgenders.
Homosexual marriage is the law of the land.
What would the time travelers think?
They’ve submitted to this evil cult.
The 3000+ dead from the 9.11 attacks could not be reached for comment...
Just curious. Did the Empire State bldg. glow green on St. Patrick’s Day?
The day our Marines are killed?
New betting pool: Will CW-II or war with islam start first?
Probably a bribe to ward off Boeing 767s
No. The Empire State Building is not subject to Obama. It is corporatist
Anybody see a half-mast flag in NYC for the fallen in Chattanooga?
Did they have the green lighting left over from some other event, like Saint Patrick’s Day, or a Rainbow celebration, or did they get them “special” for this vipers’ holiday?
These mfs. And I am not talking about the mooslims.
I am talking about the bastards that own the building.
How un-American can one group of people be?
They should be blasting the pictures of the dead Marines and Navy personnel onto the sides of the structure but no they honor the asshats that murder them.
It is time to weed the lawns of America.
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