Published:  01:31 PM, 27 June 2017 Last Update: 01:49 PM, 27 June 2017

Justin Trudeau celebrates both Pride and Eid

Justin Trudeau celebrates both Pride and Eid


Justin Trudeau combined his celebrations of both Eid and Pride on Sunday, causing the internet to swoon.

The Canadian prime minister looked to be having a great time as he took part in the Toronto Pride Parade - only the second time that a Canadian leader had marched at the country's largest LGBT event.

Mr Trudeau was wearing an eye-catching pair of rainbow socks in honour of the 1969 Stonewall Riots that sparked the LGBTQ rights movement.

Closer inspection of the socks revealed that he was also celebrating the Eid al-Fitr celebration, which also fell on Sunday and marks the end of Islam's holy month of Ramadan.

Mr Trudeau's performance - and in particular his socks - garnered attention across the world and led to hundreds of thousands of social media shares.

The socks are made by the Toronto-based Halal Socks. 

In contract, breaking with recent White House tradition, President Donald Trump opted not to host an event marking the end of Ramadan.

Past presidents have welcomed Muslim Americans for a traditional iftar, a meal that follows daily fasting from dawn to sunset. 




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