The fifth annual group suhur is came about on the Rajveer Banquet Corridor in northeast Calgary on Saturday. Host Shaukat Hayat stated this yr they plan to present again in an enormous approach.
“You are in a very high spirit during this month,” Hayat stated of the month of Ramadan.
This yr, organizers intention to gather 10,000 kilos of meals for the Calgary Meals Financial institution.
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“We have got about 2,500 to 3,000 pounds of food already collected.”
Throughout Ramadan, Muslims quick from daybreak till nightfall, partaking in two meals, the suhur and the iftar. The suhur begins round 9 p.m. Saturday and runs till 6 a.m. Sunday morning.
This yr Hayat anticipated greater than 7,000 individuals would attend the occasion, searching stalls of native companies, consuming meals from native eating places and having fun with the on-site leisure.
“It’s, technically speaking, a food-tasting festival,” Hayat stated. “So all the restaurants across the town, they come on board and bring their best dish from their restaurant and then serve to the public for free.”
Hayat stated organizers not solely count on to fulfill their aim of gathering 10,000 kilos of non-perishable meals gadgets, but additionally hope to gather money donations of $5,000.
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