This is the normal mid-sized lantern that people hang up during Ramadan. The top of each panel has a crescent moon, a symbol of the religion, with the bottom of the panel showing the Ka’aba. Each vertical side of each panel has a minaret. The colours can be different, as can the panel designs, but the theme is the same. (click photo to enlarge)

This is a more unusual design, but pretty nonetheless. The silhouette is of a mosque. (click photo to enlarge)

This beauty is one of the largest options standing at about 2m (approx 7ft - well, we are allowed to have both now, aren’t we..?). It may be a month of goodwill, but it was chained to a railing, just in case…

This is a close up of the top panel in the large lantern. The pink writing inside the yellow on blue says God. In the lower red panel, there are two minarets, the Ka’aba and the word God written above (in different script than on the upper panel).

I’m not sure what the top bright light is exactly - it may be a fault, who knows - but the two upturned hands are the equivalent to the Christian palms pressed together in prayer. Directly above the hands, inside the crescent moon is the word God again and beside it another minaret.

Culture or religion, or a mixture of the two, the fanoos are a beautiful touch to the festive nights.