Festivals and holidays · Morocco

Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)

Religious festival · Nationwide

Worshippers praying in a mosque with arched doorways in Marrakech
Photo: Vanessa Zhu, Unsplash license

Eid al-Fitr closes the month of Ramadan and brings two public holidays in Morocco. Families gather over pastries and visit one another. The exact date is announced only the day before by the Ministry of Habous, after the crescent moon has been sighted.