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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.
Posted: Apr 13, 2021 8:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 13
Muslims begin their fast with a breakfast before sunrise. This is a photo of what people may call Suhoor .(Hala Ghonaim/CBC)
As Muslims around the world begin to observe the holy month of Ramadan, religious leaders in Waterloo region who are observing their second pandemic Ramadan say it s an opportunity for spiritual growth and heightened family connection.
Rania Lawendy, youth junior national director at the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) and principal of MAC Maple Grove School, said she benefited greatly from Ramadan last year and intends to observe in the same way.