Eid al-Adha 2025

Articles

• King Hassan II’s Historic Call: Morocco Skipped Eid al-Adha Sacrifice Amid Severe Drought
  11 August 2019, by Said

  More than 20 years ago, the late King Hassan II had asked Moroccans not to sacrifice the sheep for the Eid al-Adha festival.
  The reason is simple: the Kingdom had experienced one of the worst droughts of recent years a few months earlier, prompting the Sovereign to ask the population not to observe the Eid al-Kébir ritual.
  The vast majority of Moroccans had followed the directives of the late King, but others, on the contrary, had decided to practice the ritual, despite this royal ban.

• Melilla Considers Ban on Moroccan Livestock Imports Amid Foot-and-Mouth Disease Concerns
  11 February 2019, by Said

  The authorities of the city of Melilla are considering again this year to ban the import of cattle from Morocco due to the cases of foot-and-mouth disease reported in the country. Last year, a similar decision had already been made for the Eid Al Adha festival.
  In a statement to journalists, the Health official of the autonomous city stated that a decision could be made soon to ban the import of some 6,000 cattle intended for Muslim families in Melilla. He recalled that since January 10, (…)

• Morocco’s King Considers Pardoning Hirak Protesters Ahead of Eid Al Adha
  8 June 2019, by Said

  The detainees of the Hirak of the Rif, but also those of Jerada, could soon be pardoned by King Mohammed VI. This is at least the wish of several politicians, including Mustapha Ramid.
  On his Facebook page, the State Minister went on to comment to react to the royal pardon granted to several detainees of the Hirak of Al Hoceima and Jerada, expressing the wish of the same initiative for the next Eid Al Adha holiday, scheduled for next August. "It is the Moroccan wisdom that intervenes from (…)

• Morocco’s Eid Al Adha Expected on August 12 as Hajj Pilgrimage Dates Announced
  13 June 2019, by Kamal

  The pilgrimage to Mecca for the year 2019 will take place on August 9th next, 8 Dhul-Hijjah 1440. The date of the Eid Al Adha festival is scheduled, in all likelihood, for the 12th of the same month.
  Provided that the beginning of the Muslim month of Dhul-Hijjah of the year 2019 takes place on August 2, the pilgrimage period to Mecca will be held from August 9 to 14, from 8 to 13 Dhul-Hijjah 1440, and the Eid al-Adha festival on August 12, 10 Dhul-Hijjah.
  The fifth pillar of Islam, the (…)

• Massive Homecoming: 3 Million Moroccan Expats Expected for Summer Holidays and Eid al-Adha
  21 June 2019, by Said

  As every year, Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) will be very numerous to go to their country of origin. The holidays coincide this year with the Eid al-Adha festival, which will be celebrated around August 12.
  Thus, the authorities are counting on the arrival of some 3 million MRE "who will return to their country in the space of two months as part of the ’Marhaba 2019’ operation," said the Moroccan Government Spokesman, Mustapha Khalfi.
  "In 2019, three million Moroccans of the World (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Seize Counterfeit Veterinary Drugs Ahead of Eid al-Adha
  14 July 2019, by Kamal

  300 control operations of weekly markets were carried out by the central and regional services of the National Office of Sanitary Safety and Food Products (ONSSA). More than 500 unusable samples of veterinary medicines were seized, including antibiotics, antifungals and anti-inflammatories.
  As part of the fight against counterfeit veterinary medicines and fake medicines, ONSSA has sent an alert to border control services to prevent their introduction. This campaign, launched in parallel (…)

• Morocco Launches Sheep Skin Collection Campaign in Six Cities, Aims for 70 Million Dirham Revenue
  16 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  Six cities in Morocco have been selected to host the campaign to sort the skins from the Eid al-Adha sacrifice. This campaign, in the long run, could generate 70 million dirhams.
  The cities of Casablanca, Rabat, Fez, Marrakech, Beni Mellal and El Jadida are invited not to get rid of the skins of the sacrificed sheep. Indeed, it constitutes a source of wealth; it generates up to 70 million dirhams. The campaign launched, for this purpose, the day after Eid al-Adha, aims to recover the (…)

• Moroccan City Prepares for King Mohammed VI’s Visit Ahead of Eid al-Adha
  1 June 2024, by Prince

  The authorities of the city of Tetouan are busy making the city clean and attractive for the upcoming visit of King Mohammed VI in the next few days.
  King Mohammed VI is expected in Tetouan in the next few days to celebrate Eid al-Adha. The authorities of the city and the prefecture of M’diq-Fnideq are pulling out all the stops to give the Sovereign a warm welcome.
  In this context, development work on the "Tamouda Bay" coast, as well as the refreshing of house facades and decoration are (…)

• Moroccan Minister Slams Inflated Eid Sheep Prices Despite Government Subsidies
  17 February, by Sylvanus

  Nizar Baraka, secretary general of the Istiqlal Party, denounces the sheep sellers of Eid who take advantage of government subsidies without lowering prices.
  "During the last Eid al-Adha, we opened the import of sheep and meat and contributed 500 dirhams per operation for each imported ram. Yet they brought it in at 2,000 dirhams and sold it at 4,000 dirhams!" declared Nizar Baraka during a meeting held on Saturday in the center of the commune of Ouled Frej, in the province of El Jadida. (…)

• Morocco Sets Eid al-Adha Date for August 12, 2019
  2 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  The date of the Eid Al Adha festival in Morocco is now known. It has just been made official by the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs.
  On August 12, 2019, Moroccan Muslims will celebrate Eid Al Adha. The statement from the supervisory ministry indicates that the crescent moon announcing the month of Dou Al Hijja of the year 1440 of the Hegira was not observed on Thursday evening (August 1) and therefore Eid Al Adha will be celebrated on 10 Dou Al Hijja 1440 corresponding to August (…)