First Day of Ramadan

Ramadan is one of the most important Muslim holiday seasons, commemorating the revelation of the Qur’an to the Prophet Mohamed. To focus on faith through fasting and prayer, many Muslims fast from both food and drink between sunrise and sunset, honor halal food guidelines when they break the fast with the Iftar meal, and spend more time reading the Qur’an and praying, either alone or at a mosque. Depending on the moon sighting, Ramadan is expected to end at sundown on March 8 or 9.