Rabat, May 6 -- All healthy Muslims who are not traveling or pregnant are expected to partake in Ramadan in order to purify themselves through fasting, prayer, and spiritual acts.

The duration of the daily fast during Ramadan depends on the number of hours between sunrise and sunset, which is affected by the season which Ramadan falls on. During summer months, Muslims observing Ramadan must fast longer hours because the days are longer. The days vary in length depending on the country one lives in.

Europe

The Nordic countries generally have the longest fasting times; Denmark will have approximately 18 while Sweden and Norway will have 19, down from 19 and 20 in respectively in 2018.

Those observing Ramadan in Netherlands, Belgium, Ger...