During the entire month of Ramadan, Muslims are obligated to fast, every day from dawn to sunset. Fasting requires the abstinence from sex, food, drinking, and smoking. Fasting the month of Ramadān was made obligatory (wājib) during the month of Sha'ban, in the second year after the Muslims migrated from Mecca to Medina. Fasting for the month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
During the break of fasting (Iftar) food vendors selling delicacies in a bazaar in Bangladesh
Fast break at Taipei Grand Mosque in Taiwan
Muslims traditionally break the fast with dates (like these on sale in Kuwait City), as was the recorded practice (Sunnah) of Muhammad.
Muslims praying the night prayers during Ramadan
In Islam, fasting is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, sexual activity and anything which substitutes food and drink. During the holy month of Ramadan, sawm is observed between dawn and sunset when the adhan of the Maghrib prayer is sounded. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim lunar calendar and fasting is a requirement for Muslims as it is the fourth of the five pillars of Islam.
Iftar, a meal consumed to break fast. It's a Sunnah to break fast with Dates
Ending the fast at a mosque