Eid al-Fitr celebration at Taipei Main Station canceled
05/09/2021 03:44 PM
The Eid al-Fitr celebration held outside Taipei Main Station in 2020. CNA file photo
Taipei, May 9 (CNA) A planned Eid al-Fitr celebration originally set to take place early Thursday near Taipei Main Station has been canceled to avoid large gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, its organizers announced Sunday.
The celebration for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month on the Islamic calendar, was supposed to be held at 6 a.m. on May 13 at a plaza near the station, according to its organizer, the Global Workers Organization (GWO).