Here is how Ramadan is celebrated in Oman

Muscat: Muslims around the world receive the Holy Month of Ramadan.
In the Sultanate, Omanis celebrate the Holy Month of Ramadan starting with the sighting of the crescent moon, shopping and buying Ramadan supplies, mass breakfasts in mosques, Tarawih prayers, recitation of the Holy Quran, “Hebta” and Eid Al Fitr.
People get ready to receive the month of fasting early through shopping and purchasing the food supplies they need to prepare the usual traditional meals, such as soup, harees and various rice varieties, in addition to sweets, which are often eaten before Tarawih prayers.
Omani women have a prominent role in this Blessed Month. They start at the beginning of the month of Sha’aban, preparing the list of the requirements for the favourite meals in Ramadan.
They also contribute to the preparation of children and teaching them a lot of religious concepts.
They prepare the fast-breaking table that may vary from one governorate to another.
Omanis usually break their fast with dates, water and Laban, following the Sunnah of our Prophet, peace be upon him, and the connection of Omanis to the palm tree.
Omanis prefer mass breakfast in mosques. The family gathers in the elder member’s house.
The young and old meet at the fast-breaking table together. The month is an opportunity for togetherness with relatives, tolerance to get the double reward as mentioned in the Holy Quran and Sunnah.
In Ramadan, families exchange fast-breaking dishes. Omanis continue to exchange food with their neighbours and their families which the Omani society strive to keep, embodying the concepts of tolerance, brotherhood, and affection that have grown up in Omani society in the past and present.
In the middle of the Holy Month of Ramadan, some of the wilayats of the Sultanate celebrate “Qaranqashooh” where children walk in residential neighbourhoods to collect what their relatives and neighbours give them of sweets, nuts and money.
The celebration aims to bring happiness to the hearts of children and revive this popular heritage.
In the last days of the Holy Month of Ramadan, ‘Al Habta’ is set up. It is an open market with a fixed and well-known date in which all the needs for Eid Al Fitr are presented. The ‘Habta’ is an old heritage in the Sultanate and are always frequented by visitors and citizens.