Hand disinfection and mandatory mask, filtering at the entrance: with these few rules, religious ceremonies will be able to resume this Saturday according to a decree published in the Official Journal and immediately entered into force. But beware, the Interior Minister already warns that "the prefects of the department may prohibit the opening or order the closure of a place of worship if these rules are not respected".
Widespread recovery on June 3
The Minister of the Interior and those responsible for religions agreed during a meeting "on the measures to be taken to ensure the health security of all". This concerted action was imposed on the government after the Council of State on Monday ordered it to lift within a period of "eight days" the total ban on meeting of cults contained in the deconfinement decree of May 11.
"If the objective of a general resumption of religious ceremonies remains on June 3", reminds the ministry, "it will be possible (...) to celebrate again, gradually, offices" from the publication of the decree. The managers of places of worship and organizers of ceremonies must in particular ensure that the faithful respect barrier gestures. At the entrance to the place of worship, a person will also have to regulate the flows so as not to exceed a maximum attendance gauge. The measures apply to "any person eleven years of age and over who enters or remains in these establishments", according to the decree.
Eid-el-Fitr will take place on Sunday
The resumption of celebrations with the public was first announced for June 2, before the Prime Minister mentioned the date of May 29. The Catholic episcopate has lobbied in recent weeks to make it effective for Pentecost Sunday, May 31. In addition, Eid-el-Fitr, the feast for the breaking of the fast which marks the end of Ramadan, will take place on Sunday, the French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) announced on Friday evening. This festival is traditionally celebrated with great collective prayers in the early morning.
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