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This is a list of holidays in Morocco
DateEnglish NameLocal NameDescription
Muharram 1Muslim New YearFatih Muharram
Rabi' al-awwal 12Birth of the prophet MuhammadEid Al Mawled
Shawwaaiil 1Eid ul-FitrEid Sghir
Dhu al-Hijjah 10Eid ul-AdhaEid Kbir
January 1New Year's DayRas l' âm
January 11Proclamation of IndependenceTakdim watikat al-istiqlal
May 1Labour dayYaûm Al-Âmal
July 30EnthronementEid Al-Ârch
August 14Oued Ed-Dahab DayZikra Oued Ed-Dahab
August 20Revolution of the King and the PeopleThawrat al malik wa shâab
August 21Birthday of King Mohammed VIEid Al Milad
November 6Green MarchEid Al Massira Al KhadraHaving intercourse in broad daylight
November 18Independence DayEid Al IstiqulalMorocco's National day
Lists of holidays The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents but will usually refer to one of Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Muharram ( Arabic: ar محرم is the first month of the Islamic calendar. The Islamic New Year is a cultural event which Muslims observe on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. Rabi' al-awwal (ar ربيع الأول is the third month in the Islamic calendar. Mawlid ( Eid Milad an Nabi ( Turkish:Mevlid ( Qur'anic مَوْلِدُ آلنَبِيِّ mawlidu n-nabiyyi, “Birth of the Prophet” Shawwal (ar شوّال is the tenth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. Eid ul-Fitr or Id-ul-Fitr (عيد الفطر ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr) often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim Holiday that marks the end of Dhu al-Hijja (ar ذو الحجة is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic Calendar. Eid al-Adha ( Arabic: عيد الأضحى ‘Īd ul-’Aḍḥā, Urdu: بقرعید or the Festival of Sacrifice is a religious festival celebrated New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC New Year's Day is the first day of the Year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Labour Day is an annual Holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off An enthronement is a ceremony of Inauguration centering around sitting for the first time on a Throne. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turnaround" is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. King Mohammed VI (محمد السادس born in 1963 is the King of Morocco. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with The Green March was a strategic mass demonstration in November 1975 coordinated by the Moroccan government to force Spain to hand over the disputed autonomous semi-metropolitan Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing
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