PRINTER'S NO. 961
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
143
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY STREET, DINNIMAN, FONTANA AND SCHWANK,
JUNE 14, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 14, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Observing June 25, 2017, as "Eid al-Fitr Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth, specifically Philadelphia, is
lauded as the nation's birthplace; and
WHEREAS, Founded by William Penn as an example of religious
tolerance and exemplified by language in the 1701 Charter of
Privileges which guaranteed religious freedom to all,
Philadelphia continues to be a pillar of religious acceptance;
and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is estimated to be home to more
than 300,000 Muslims; and
WHEREAS, Muslims recognize two major religious observances
each year, Ramadan and Hajj, each connected with the
corresponding holiday of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha; and
WHEREAS, The Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are observed
according to the lunar-based Islamic calendar; and
WHEREAS, Eid al-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of the
Islamic month of Shawwal and marks the end of Ramadan, which is
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