Lawns light up for Ramadan as Muslim families give holy month the Christmas treatment

Lawns light up for Ramadan as Muslim families give holy month the Christmas treatment

(RNS) — Every Christmas season as her neighbors draped their house and grounds with festive lights, Jasmina Husic’s children asked the same question: “Mama and baba, why don’t we decorate for Christmas?” she said. The mother of five, who lives in Kennesaw, Georgia, would explain that they can appreciate Christmas, but that it’s not a Muslim holiday. That didn’t seem to satisfy their curiosity. So a couple of years ago during Ramadan, she tried s…