The advent of modernity does not call into question the primacy of observation in determining feast days and prayer times.
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Being Moroccan means switching between – at least – two calendars: the hijri one, which is strictly lunar, and the gregorian one, used in many areas in the daily life (work, tax, tv programms, etc). Sometimes, for some people, you can add the Amazigh calendar !
The true story of the creation of the Amazigh calendar in 1980, the reasons for the symbols chosen and its rapid evolution.
1 January, Yennayer, 1 Muharram: how are the three main "New Years" celebrated in Morocco, and on what dates?
Knowing when you’re on holiday in Morocco isn’t quite as straightforward as you might think.…
The Muslim calendar is a lunar calendar, which begins in the year of the Hegira (departure for Mecca), which is why it is called the Hijri calendar. Resources for converting dates
The main public holidays in Morocco, with the date of the next Muslim holiday, converted from the Muslim to the Gregorian calendar
