List of 2018 legal holidays in Morocco

Morocco is a Muslim country. The whole people believe in Islam. Many customs and festival culture are deeply influenced by Islam. The 2018 festivals in Morocco mainly include legal holidays and religious festivals. Among them, legal holidays are calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, and each festival has a national holiday. Festivals include: National Day (King Mohammed VI's accession to the throne)(July 30); Independence Day (November 18); Declaration of Independence Day (January 11); Labor Day (May 1); Recovery (Western Sahara) Memorial Day (August 14); King and People's Revolution Day (August 20); Youth Day (August 21); Green March Day (the Moldovan government organized people to enter Western Sahara in 1975)(November 6).

Religious festivals are calculated according to the Islamic calendar, and the Gregorian dates vary from year to year. There are mainly Islamic New Year's Day, with a one-day holiday; Eid al-Fitr, which celebrates the end of Ramadan, has a two-day holiday, and has the custom of buying new clothes and giving pocket money to children; Eid al-Adha, which is the most important traditional festival, has a status equivalent to the Spring Festival in China, has a two-day holiday, when the whole family gathers and has a series of activities such as slaughtering sheep; Prophet's Birthday, which commemorates the birth of Prophet Mohammed, has a two-day holiday.

In addition, around August every year, there is a vacation period in Morocco, and employees of the Morocco government public departments and enterprises will be on leave one after another. Eating and drinking in public places is also prohibited during Ramadan.

location: January 1, New Year's Day Ras l'âm) January 11, the date of the Declaration of Independence, January 22, Sheep Festival (i.e. Peace Festival) Among the many folk traditional festivals in Morocco, Sheep Festival is the longest and most distinctive national festival. The festival lasts for three days before and after. January 22 is the first day of the celebrations every year. A neat team of young men and women holds a parade. Women and children stand on both sides of the team to applaud and cheer. Finally, everyone flocked to the square to hold a sheep offering ceremony.

May 1st is International Labor Day Yaîm Al-Âmal, عم م م م ال ا ل ال) International Labor Day, also known as "May Day International Labor Day" and "International Demonstration Day", is Labor Day in most countries in the world.

Karaat Magouna Rose Festival in mid-May. In the remote town of Kalaat Magouna in southeastern Morocco, people here hold a rose festival every year in mid-May to celebrate a bumper harvest of roses. During the festival, the entire valley is filled with the fragrance of roses from dawn, as if from heaven; walking on the streets, you will find the marks of roses everywhere. During the grand celebration of the Rose Festival, local Berber people will dance passionate national dances and participate in the parade in colorful costumes. The grand occasion is unprecedented and attracts tourists from all over the world to participate in the event.

June 15 is Eid al-Fitr (Arabic: ع ر ب ي د ا ل ع ر ب يOn Eid al-Fitr, Muslims generally get up early and can eat something after early prayers, symbolizing the end of Ramadan. Then go out to pay a group visit, hug and greet each other, and restore the connection between friends and relatives. Muslims wear festive clothes on this day and are jubilant. Eid al-Fitr not only marks the end of Ramadan, but also thanks Allah (the true God) for strengthening their faith. It is a festival of peace and joy. Eid al-Fitr has existed since the Islamic calendar, and the first Eid al-Fitr was celebrated personally by the Prophet Mohammed and his family and friends.

July 30, the King's Birthday (ا ل ا

King Mohammed VI (Arabic: ا ل م ا ل ا ل و ا ل ا ل ي ي ل ي يHe ascended the throne on July 30, 1999 and became the 22nd monarch of the Alawi Dynasty of Morocco. On July 12, 2002, he held a wedding celebration with Princess Lara Salma.

August 14, Remembrance Day of the Recovery of the (Western Sahara)(Return Day) August 20, Day of Remembrance of the King and People's Revolution, Thawrat al Malik wa shâab) August 21, Youth Day, August 22, Eid Al Adha Festival, which is translated as Eid al-Adha, in New Malaysia it is called Hazhi Festival, Arabic: "īdu l-" A ā), also known as the "Great Festival", is an important Islamic festival. On December 10 of each year in the Islamic calendar, after the pilgrimage to Mecca. The festival commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim (translated as Abraham in Christianity) faithfully carried out God's command and sacrificed his son Ishmael (translated as Ishmael in Christianity) to Allah, and then replaced it with a lamb. According to the Koran, in order to test Ibrahim, the ancestor of the Arabs and Israelis, Allah ordered him to kill his son and sacrifice him. He fully obeyed and took his son to a stone that is currently a sacred object in the Rock Mosque in Jerusalem. He prepared to kill his son, burn it, and sacrifice it to Allah. Allah achieved the purpose of testing him and ordered the angel to promptly send a black sheep instead of Ibrahim and present it to Allah. The Christian Bible records a little different, believing that Ishmael was Abraham's second-born son and returned to Egypt with his mother. Abraham wanted to kill his second son Isaac (translated in Islam), who was born when he was 90 years old, but the plot was the same. On the day of Eid Adha, Muslims wear new clothes, slaughter livestock, and leave meat not only for their homes, but also for the poor, ensuring that all Muslims have a share of meat. The happy scene is like celebrating the New Year in China.

August 12, the Islamic New Year (ا لOn November 6, 1975, approximately 350,000 unarmed Morocco civilians responded to the call of King Hassan II of Morocco, under the protection of the government and the army, set out from the southern city of Tarfaya of Morocco, flying the green flag representing Islam (hence the name "Green March") and crossed the dividing line between Morocco and Western Sahara. The Spanish army did not shoot at the march to avoid bloodshed, while the Frente Polisario engaged in a small-scale exchange of fire with Morocco troops entering Western Sahara. Since Spanish dictator Francisco Franco was seriously ill in bed at that time, Spain had no intention of getting involved in the war at this time, so it hurriedly signed the Madrid Agreement with Morocco and Mauritania a week later, promising to withdraw all troops from Western Sahara and abandon the colony at the beginning of the following year.

November 18 is Independence Day م ا لThe Sunnis 'Day is March 12 in the Islamic calendar and March 17 in the Shiites. It is said that Mohammed often fasted on the day of his birth (Monday), but now Muslims do not fast on Holy Day, but prepare food to celebrate and tell Muhammad's deeds during his lifetime.