
Morocco Shifts Clocks Back 60 Minutes for Ramadan Season
This Sunday, April 19, Moroccans will once again have to adjust their clocks for the Ramadan season.

This Sunday, April 19, Moroccans will once again have to adjust their clocks for the Ramadan season.

The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) has set the night of doubt on April 23 next and the month of Ramadan this year 1441 of the Hegira on April 24, 2020.

The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) believes that the containment measures could extend beyond the beginning of the month of Ramadan. It thus calls on Muslims to live this month differently in strict compliance with these measures.

President Emmanuel Macron remotely exchanged, on Monday, March 23, 2020, with representatives of religions in France due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the confinement decreed. It emerges that the Ramadan celebration will have to "be done without gathering".

Every year, the first and last day of Ramadan are often the subject of lively questions, even controversies. The month of Ramadan begins 11 days earlier than the previous year, in relation to the Gregorian calendar which is in use in France.

On his Facebook page, the Moroccan astronomer Hicham El Aissaoui announced the date for the start of the month of Ramadan 2020.

King Mohammed VI has decided to grant pardon to 755 people on the occasion of the Eid Al Fitr celebration this Wednesday, June 5 in Morocco.

Eid Al Fitr will be celebrated this Wednesday, June 5 in Morocco. This was announced this evening by the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs.

Friday, June 7 will be a public holiday and paid in Moroccan public administrations, local authorities and public institutions, following the announcement made this Monday by the Ministry of Reform, Administration and Public Service.

While in most Muslim countries, the date of the end of Ramadan is already known, Morocco, on the other hand, announces that the observation of the crescent moon for the holy month will only take place tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

It’s official. Eid al-Fitr is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2018 in Belgium. This is what the Executive of Muslims of Belgium has just announced.

Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 4 in France. This is what the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) has just announced.