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Eid al-Adha
Morocco

Eid al-Adha 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Morocco

Eid al-Adha in Morocco is one of the most important festivities of the year for the nation’s many Muslims. Eid al-Adha means “Feast of the Sacrifice”, but it is also sometimes called Eid al Kabir, meaning “The Big Holiday”, due to its importance.

YearDateDayHoliday
202417 JunMonEid al-Adha
20257 JunSatEid al-Adha
202627 MayWedEid al-Adha
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Eid al-Adha comes at the end of hajj, the time when many Muslims go on pilgrimage to Mecca, and it lasts for three days straight. The basis of the holiday is the Koranic tradition of Ibrahim being willing to sacrifice his son Ismail on Mount Moriah of Arabia but being stopped by a voice from heaven. A ram was provided by Allah, which Ibrahim then sacrificed instead.

In Morocco, young men will obtain an animal to slaughter for Eid al-Adha, often a sheep or goat but sometimes a cow or even a camel. There are strict rules on how to do the sacrifice, on what quality of animals qualify, and on how to dispose of the waste. And much of the meat is given to the poor.

For Eid, people will attend prayer times at a mosque and meet together with family and friends afterwards to slaughter an animal and then to cook, share it and eat it. There are also a lot of cookies and other sweets consumed. And special dishes like herbel, a soup consisting of milk and wheat, are eaten, along with various meat-intensive dishes.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
202329 JunThuEid al-Adha
202210 JulSunEid al-Adha
202120 JulTueEid al-Adha
202031 JulFriEid al-Adha
201912 AugMonEid al-Adha
201822 AugWedEid al-Adha
20171 SepFriEid al-Adha