Thousands expected to gather for Manchester's Eid in the Park
"It's going to be amazing," Hasan said, adding that it would be "a big celebration".He said they usually had around 20,000 people attending.The prayers were moved to indoor five-a-side football pitches inside Manchester City's former training ground at Platt Fields, which will provide a place to shelter due to the rain.Mr Hasan said once the event finishes celebrations would continue at various restaurants on Wilmslow Road, known as Curry Mile, in Rusholme.Rusholme councillor Rabnawaz Akbar said: "In the Islamic faith over the year we have two main celebration days. One is Eid-al-Fitr. That is after the month of fasting, Ramadan. The second one happens about ten weeks later - Eid-al-Adha, and that's happening today."It's a day where families want to get together, friends want to get together and neighbours want to get together."He said the prayer normally took place outside but the weather meant they had to resort to their back-up plan of using the sports complex, with volunteers giving up their time to put out prayer mats."This event wouldn't go ahead without the volunteers," he added.He said food played an important part in the celebrations and people would be bringing food from cuisines all over the world for the picnics later.
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