Taipei's Masskara Festival to omit parade this year

Taipei's Masskara Festival, which was launched as a way to lift people's spirits, will open on Friday but will be held without a parade this year and instead will be celebrated through promotions and activities over an extended period, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the organizers.

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