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
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Members of Senegal’s Baye Fall community prepare “Cafe Touba” to hand out to passers-by as fasting hour ends during the month of Ramadan in Dakar.
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Women make sandwiches to hand out as the sun sets on another day of Ramadan fasting in Dakar, Senegal.
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A man hands out dates to taxi drivers and bus passengers along a busy street in Dakar, Senegal, May, 23, 2018, as the sun sets. Devout Muslims break the fast in Senegal as they prepare large quantities of food and drink to share with those around them.
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A woman yawns as she waits for her Ndogou meal. Just before the breaking of the fast, the streets of Dakar grow quiet except for small groups dotted along certain neighborhoods. These groups boil massive pots of local tea and coffee and make sandwiches.