Posted: May 13, 2021 10:48 AM ET | Last Updated: May 13
A Muslim family leaves an Eid event with a string of balloons in Calgary in 2020. Muslims in Waterloo region will be celebrating yet another Eid in quarantine. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
After a month of fasting daily for the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims in Waterloo region and around the world will celebrate with Eid al-Fitr.
The three-day holiday marks the end of Ramadan and is usually celebrated with special prayers, communal gathering and a feast.
But for the third time during the pandemic, Eid celebrations will fall during lockdowns and stay-at-home orders. Muslims also observe a second Eid called Eid al-Adha, which last took place in the summer of 2020.