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
Bogota fruit-eating bat Bogota fruit-eating bat The Bogota fruit-eating bat ("Dermanura bogotensis") is a species of bat found in South America. This bat was described in 1906 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. He described it as a subspecies of the Gervais's fruit-eating bat, "A. cinereus". The holotype had been collected near Bogotá, Colombia, undoubtedly inspiring the species name ""bogotensis"." Later, beginning in 1987, the taxon was considered a subspecies of the silver fruit-eating bat, "A. glaucus". In 2008, researchers proposed that the Bogota fruit-eating bat should be elevated to species rank. It has pale brown fur and distinct white stripes on its face.