Morocco information
Population: 36.91m Capital: Rabat Calling Code: (212) Time Zone: 0 UTC Currency: Moroccan dirham Language: Arabic
List of National
Holidays in Morocco in 2025
Morocco: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Morocco: On 11 January 1944, the Istiqlal (Independence) Party presented a manifesto demanding full independence, national reunification, and a democratic constitution for Morocco
Morocco: Yennayer is a public holiday in Algeria and Morocco on 12th January. It marks the start of the Berber New Year.
Morocco: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
Morocco: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
Morocco: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
Saturday June 7th
Eid Kbir
Morocco: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
Morocco: Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
Morocco: Commemorates King Mohammed VI's coronation in 1999
Morocco: Commemorates the return of the Oued Eddahab region to Morocco from Mauritania in 1979
Morocco: Commemorates the day King Mohammed V was exiled from Morocco in 1953
Thursday August 21st
Youth Day
Morocco: Youth Day is celebrated on the birthday of the reigning monarch, Mohammed VI
Morocco: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
Morocco: Commemorates the 1975 demonstrations over Province of Sahara
Morocco: Morocco's National Day commemorates independence from France on November 18th 1956
Notes
The weekend is Saturday and Sunday, though many workers work on the Saturday.
If a holiday falls on a weekend, it is generally not moved to a weekday.