New York City’s World Trade Center lights up for its first Diwali celebration

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Fireworks celebrating Diwali explode over the Manhattan skyline in October 2014 in New York City. Now, in 2021 for the first time, the World Trade Center will be lit with a digital mural in celebration of the festival of lights.





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This year, in the spirit of light over darkness, people can gather around the World Trade Center to see the digital mural through Thursday.

«As our country and the world continues to battle the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Diwali celebration of unity, peace and harmony provides the perfect tone for working together and healing during these tough times,»
Steven Fulop, mayor of Jersey City said.

Tien Le is an intern on NPR’s News Desk.