Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eid al-Fitr
27 Jul
17 Jul
5 Jul
25 Jun
Eid al-Adha
4 Oct
23 Sep
11 Sep
1 Sep
New Year begins
25 Oct
14 Oct
2 Oct
21 Sep
Public Holidays
Banks, post offices and most shops will shut on the main public holidays, although transport still runs.
New Year's Day
(1 January)
Independence Manifesto
(11 January) Commemorates the publication in Fez of the Moroccan nationalist
manifesto for independence.
Labour Day
(1 May)
Feast of the Throne
(30 July) Commemorates King Mohammed VI's accession to the throne.
Allegiance of Oued Eddahab
(14 August) Celebrates the 'return to the fatherland' of the Oued Eddahab re-
gion in the far south, a territory once claimed by Mauritania.
Anniversary of the King's and People's Revolution
(20 August) Commemorates the exile of Mohammed
V by the French in 1953.
Young People's Day
(21 August) Celebrates the king's birthday.
Anniversary of the Green March
(6 November) Commemorates the Green March 'reclaiming' the
Western Sahara in November 1975.
Independence Day
(18 November) Commemorates independence from France.
