{"id":66948,"date":"2026-02-19T11:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=66948"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:11:45","slug":"sheffield-childrens-hospital-lights-up-to-celebrate-ramadan-lunar-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/sheffield-childrens-hospital-lights-up-to-celebrate-ramadan-lunar-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield Children&#8217;s Hospital lights up to Celebrate Ramadan &amp; Lunar New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sheffield Children&#8217;s NHS Foundation Trust has illuminated its skyline with special light displays to mark the start of Ramadan and celebrate Chinese New Year, in an event led by Sheffield Children&#8217;s Hospital Charity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Families, charity supporters volunteers gathered outside Sheffield Children&#8217;s Hospital on Monday, for the switch-on of two displays \u2014 <em>Moon and Stars<\/em> for Ramadan and <em>Dragon and Lanterns<\/em> to welcome the Year of the Horse.&nbsp;The celebrations also featured a Chinese Dragon dance before the countdown, a poem read out by a patient and appearances from faith leaders, the Lord Mayor of Sheffield and the South Yorkshire Mayor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Chinese dragon dance at the switch on of lights to mark Ramadan and Chinese New Year at Sheffield\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5p0UNP78zJo?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The displays form part of the charity\u2019s annual light campaign, which aims to create uplifting moments for patients and families, as well as to bring in money for the hospital. Attendees at the event said the installations provide colour, comfort and \u201csomething magical to look up at,\u201d for young people facing treatment, while also reflecting the diverse communities that make up Sheffield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was delivered through collaboration between hospital teams, volunteers and local businesses, including AP lifters and Wildfire, who helped with the light installation and provided music, respectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collections from local mosques have taken place in the leadup to the event to help sponsor the illuminations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harriet Clark, Fundraising Project Manager said that more than \u00a350,000 has already been pledged through the light campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funds raised by the Moon and Stars display will be used for Sheffield Children\u2019s Family Coach Model, helping families facing health challenges shaped by wider social and environmental factors. 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