Hundreds of people congregated at Ewood Park to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Aerial footage tweeted by the club showed about half the pitch covered with prayer mats and a sermon being delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A message from the club read: \u201cEid Mubarak from everyone at Blackburn Rovers. This morning #Rovers became the first football club in the country to host Eid prayers on the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEid for Muslims is something very special, gathering all the relatives together,\u201d a Muslim man said, describing how happy he was to see so many people at the stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dozens of social media users congratulated Blackburn for hosting the event. \u201cThis is actually quite amazing,\u201d said one. \u201cWell done to all involved \u2013 pretty special for a little town called Blackburn. Hope other clubs follow where there\u2019s a need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another said: \u201cProud to be a Rover. Eid Mubarak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eid prayers were held at sites around the country on Tuesday morning. In Birmingham, an estimated 30,000 people gathered at Small Heath Park, whileabout 20,000 people congregated at Platt Fields Park in Manchester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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