Ramadan’s Magic Hour Senegal

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.

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.

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.

Women make sandwiches to hand out as the sun sets on another day of Ramadan fasting in Dakar, Senegal.

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. 

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.

Ndogou meals lined up awaiting the sunset, May 25, 2108, at a mosque in Dakar, Senegal.