How COVID-19 is Changing Passover, Easter and Ramadan Observances

Authors

Shanley Pierce, Texas Medical Center News
Elaine Howard Ecklund, Rice University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-10-2020

Capture Date

6-27-2020

URL

https://www.tmc.edu/news/2020/04/how-covid-19-is-changing-passover-easter-and-ramadan/

Abstract

This article features an interview with Sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund, Ph.D., of Rice University on the impact the coronavirus has had on major religious holidays such as Ramadan, Passover, and Easter. The interview touches on issues such as virtual worship, virtual communities, government regulations, anxiety, and acts of service amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Pierce, Shanley and Ecklund, Elaine Howard, "How COVID-19 is Changing Passover, Easter and Ramadan Observances" (2020). Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Ritual. 42.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/religion-pandemic-ritual/42