Spring brings a convergence of religious and cultural celebrations raising concerns as COVID cases climb
Thursday April 14th marks Vaisakhi which has scaled back the parades but there is still a celebration at the Ross Street Temple. Good Friday and Easter Sunday will bring hundreds of Christians together to worship. And we are in the month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast until sundown. Celebrations in mosques have moved away from the traditional buffet to individual boxes to help ensure public health.
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