Public holidays in Morocco

This is a list of holidays in Morocco.^[1]

Public holidays

Date	English name	Local name	Description
1 January	New Year's Day	Rās lʿām
11 January	Proclamation of Independence Day	Taqdīm watīqat lʾistiqlāl
14 January	Amazigh New Year	Yennayer
1 May	Labour Day	ʿīd ššuġl
30 July	Throne Day	ʿīd lʿarš	Commemorates the Enthronement of Mohammed VI of Morocco on July 30, 1999
14 August	Oued Ed-Dahab Day	Ḏikrat wād ddahab
20 August	Revolution Day	Ṯawrat lmalik wa ššaʿb
21 August	Youth Day	ʿīd ššabāb	Birthday of Mohammed VI of Morocco
6 November	Green March Day	ʿīd lmasīra lẖadraʾ	Celebrating the March into the Western Sahara which unified the North with the South of Morocco
18 November	Independence Day	ʿid lʾistiqlal	Moroccan Independence from the French and Spanish Protectorates

Movable holidays

The following holidays are public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, according to its corresponding calendar, and thus has no set date. In order in which they occur:

Date	English Name	Local Name	Description
Muharram 1	Islamic New Year	Fātiḥ muḥarram	First day on the Islamic calendar
Rabi' al-awwal 12	The Prophet's Birthday	ʿid lmawlid
Shawwal 1	Eid al-Fitr	ʿid sġhīr	Islamic holiday celebrated after the last day of Ramadan
Dhu al-Hijjah 10	Eid al-Adha	ʿid kbīr

References

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