This weekend begins the month-long observance of Ramadan. In Houston, a month of events and celebrations are part of the religious and cultural observance for the city’s Muslim population, the largest in Texas.

Ramadan is followed by the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

During this month, adult Muslims (past the age of puberty) fast from dawn to sunset. During those daylight hours, fasting Muslims abstain from eating or drinking anything, even water, having sexual intercourse and abstain from immoral acts such as swearing, lying and anger.

Ramadan starts soon, a holy month of fasting in Islam. When does it begin and end? How is it celebrated in Muslim communities.