Middle Eastern cuisine becomes a banquet, with exchanges of invitations between kin and friends, and public banquets held by charities and associations. Cafes and pastry shops are open at night, and a carnival atmosphere prevails in the streets. Many Muslims, following the reported example of Muhammad, break their fast with a date, followed by a variety of dishes. Sweet pastries and puddings are always present on Ramadan nights everywhere. The end of Ramadan is marked by a festival, Id 'al-Fitr, a feast that breaks the fast, during which a great quantity and variety of sweets and pastries are consumed. The other major Muslim
Toltec fruit-eating bat Toltec fruit-eating bat The Toltec fruit-eating bat ("Dermanura tolteca") is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is also sometimes called the "lowland fruit eating bat." Three subspecies of the Toltec fruit-eating bat are recognized: "A. t. toltecus", the nominate; "A. t. hesperus"; and "A. t. ravus". The Toltec fruit-eating bat is a small bat usually weighing under 16 g. The nominate is the largest of the subspecies. Its fur ranges from light brown in its northern habitats to blackish in Costa Rica and then paler in the northern ranges of South America. The darker individuals are typically