NEW YORK CELEBRATES EID AL FITR BY LIGHTING UP EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IN GREEN

USPA NEWS - The Empire State Building lit up in green Friday night in New York to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr, the Muslim festival that marks the end of Ramadan.The green light was to last until the closing of the famous skyscraper to the public at 2:00 am, when traditionally the lights go out.

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING OF NYC IS A SYMBOL OF TOLERANCE AND PEACE-------------------------------------The famous skyscrapers also annually colours religious holidays of Easter (pastel), Hanukkah (blue and white) and Christmas (red and green). It also illuminates for many events. On July 10th, Empire State Building was so blue, white and red for the victory of the US women's soccer team in the World Cup. On June 28 it was rainbow sky to the gay Pride, and June 8 blue and white purple for the World Day of the ocean. When it does not celebrate a particular event, the summit of the Empire State Building, off is one of the most famous New York building if not the flagship behind the Statute of Liberty. It is precisely illuminated in white or wear colours for special moments. The Empire State Building, private property, receives each year from around the world hundreds of requests illuminations for various reasons.---------------------------------------------It does not discuss publicly about his selection process. But it never accepts applications for political campaigns, for individuals, religious organisations or for personal events. SOURCE: state.gov, AFP, the New Yorker-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------