Astronomical calculations predict the celebration of Eid Al Fitr in Morocco on Monday, March 31, 2025, contrary to several Arab and European countries, but the observation of the moon remains the preferred option for the Moroccan religious authorities for the time being.
It’s official. The Eid al-Fitr festival will be celebrated this Sunday, March 30 in Belgium, the Executive of Muslims of Belgium has just confirmed on its Facebook account.
Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated on Sunday, March 30, 2025 in France, the Great Mosque of Paris has just confirmed. Here is the full message of this announcement.
Based on astronomical calculations, the Muslim Theological Council of France (CTMF) has announced the date of celebration of Eid el Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
On what date will Eid al-Fitr 2025 be celebrated in France? While the faithful are divided on Sunday, March 30 and Monday, March 31, the Great Mosque of Paris will announce this Saturday the likely date of the celebration of this feast marking the end of the month of Ramadan.
This year, the switch to daylight saving time will take place in France in the night from Saturday, March 29 to Sunday, March 30. A change that could influence the end of Ramadan and the date of Eid al-Fitr.
The caïd of the administrative annex of Sid El Khadir, in the Hay Hassani district of Casablanca, assured the inhabitants of the region that measures will be taken to limit the transformation of houses into places of worship, without authorization.
The date of Eid al-Fitr 2025 in Morocco is now known, it has just been confirmed by an Egyptian institute which also reveals the two Moroccan cities that will observe the crescent moon.
In Nador, cafes have been transformed into casinos during this sacred month of Ramadan, attracting gambling addicts from tourist cities like Marrakech and Tangier. This has provoked the anger of several civil society actors.
In Casablanca, the existence of unauthorized churches and temples in the Hay Hassani neighborhood is denounced. After filing complaints with the local authorities without success, they had a bailiff record the transformation of several garages and residential premises into unauthorized churches and temples.
The Muslim community in France is outraged by Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau who, in the name of the principle of secularism, boycotted the iftar of the ambassadors of the Great Mosque of Paris.
Imam Abdelhakim Bensi, from the Chninat mosque in Oulad Teïma, near Taroudant, is at the center of a controversy following the circulation of a video on social media.