Nineteen-Day Fast to be the one foretold by the Báb, accepted the fast, but altered many of its details and regulations. The Bahá'í fast resembles fasting practices of several other religions. Lent is a period of fasting for Christians, Yom Kippur and many other holidays for Jews, and the fast of Ramadan is practiced by Muslims. The Bahá'í fasting most resembles the fast of Ramadan, except that the period of fasting is defined as a fixed Bahá'í month, whereas Muslims fast during a lunar month, whose specific Gregorian dates vary from year to year. Bahá'u'lláh established the guidelines of the fast in
Antillean fruit-eating bat Antillean fruit-eating bat The Antillean fruit-eating bat ("Brachyphylla cavernarum") is one of two leaf-nosed bat species belonging to the genus "Brachyphylla". The species occurs in the Caribbean from Puerto Rico to St. Vincent and Barbados. Fossil specimens have also been recorded from New Providence, Bahamas. Three subspecies of "B. cavernarum" are recognized. "B. c. cavernarum" is the largest of the subspecies and occurs from St. Croix to St. Vincent. "B. c. intermedia" is of intermediate size and occurs in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with the exception of St. Croix. "B. c. minor" occurs in Barbados and is characterized