Maoulid (Prophet's Birthday)

Religious festival · Across the archipelago

The flag of Comoros, with its green triangle, crescent, four stars and four stripes, flies from a flagpole under a blue sky — Photo: Ayush Design, Unsplash license

Maoulid celebrates the birth of the Prophet with prayers and night vigils in the mosques. It is a public holiday in this overwhelmingly Muslim country, set for August 15 in 2027 according to Office Holidays.

Other celebrations in the Comoros

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Mar.Religious festivalEid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)Across the archipelago
MayReligious festivalEid al-AdhaAcross the archipelago
JulyNational holidayIndependence DayMoroni (Place de l'Indépendance) and across the archipelago
July – Aug.TraditionGrand Marriage (anda)Mainly Grande Comore, and across the archipelago