Virus Outbreak: Grand Mosque confirms no Eid al-Fitr celebrationsBy Shen Pei-yao and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Taipei Grand Mosque yesterday said its earlier decision to cancel Eid al-Fitr celebrations on Sunday to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan would stand, even though there have been no new domestic cases of COVID-19 in more than a month. The Ministry of Labor had asked all mosques to suspend Eid al-Fitr celebrations and prayers this year, due to COVID-19 concerns, and encouraged Muslims to pray at home. Indonesian entertainer Fildan Rahayu sings at an Eid al-Fitr event in Daan Forest Park in Taipei on June 9 last year. Eid al-Fitr is usually celebrated for three days and the Taipei Grand Mosque has long been the go-to location for Muslims in Taiwan. It usually sees between 700 and 800 people praying during Eid al-Fitr, mosque director-general Wang Meng-lung (王夢龍) said.

Source: Taipei Times May 21, 2020 15:56 UTC