In Senegal, the light fades from golden to gray as sundown approaches, a signal to those fasting for Ramadan that it’s almost time to break the day’s fast.
Ramadan’s Magic Hour Senegal
![The Mosque of the Divinity at sunset, May 25, 2018, during Ramadan in Dakar, Senegal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/51ba282e-a9e3-47bf-ac76-7ddaf2f2d923_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Mosque of the Divinity at sunset, May 25, 2018, during Ramadan in Dakar, Senegal.
![A man prays as the sun sets on a Ramadan evening and another day of fasting, May 23, 2018, in Dakar, Senegal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c43e5e54-6e23-4f74-af05-4e602569bd1b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man prays as the sun sets on a Ramadan evening and another day of fasting, May 23, 2018, in Dakar, Senegal.
![A man washes up for prayers just before the sun sets Mar 24, 2018, during Ramadan in Dakar, Senegal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8f69909b-edc3-4c8b-b9ef-e330a86a042d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man washes up for prayers just before the sun sets Mar 24, 2018, during Ramadan in Dakar, Senegal.
![A man takes donations to help with the costs of making the Ndogou meal, which they then share with anyone who passes by as the sun sets and it’s time to break the Ramadan fast each night in Dakar, Senegal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fff50a38-f537-4d5d-aebe-5c220967c822_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man takes donations to help with the costs of making the Ndogou meal, which they then share with anyone who passes by as the sun sets and it’s time to break the Ramadan fast each night in Dakar, Senegal.