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BELIEFS
AND CUSTOMS
 THE
RELIGION: Islam: Moroccan Moslems belong to the Malekite creed,
one of the four orthodox creeds of Islam. The religion is based upon the
Koran book dictated by Allah (God) to the prophet Mohammed - and the Hadith
(the Prophet's teachings). The world «Islam» means Submission
to Allah. Moslems are monotheistic. This distinguishes Islam from all
other religions - especially from Christianity, whose trinity dogma interferes
with the uniqueness of God.
You become
a member of the community of Moslem believers once you utter the profession
of testimony of the fact that « There is no God other than Allah,
and Mohammed is his prophet ». The four obligations imposed on the
congregation in addition to the profession of faith are: prayer, fasting,
alms giving and pilgrimage.
Holidays
RELIGIOUS
HOLIDAYS:
There are four Moslem religious holidays:
The Aid
Es-Seghir or Aid el Fitr
which closes the month of fasting, Ramadan.
The Aid
El Kebir or Aid El Adha
The day of the slaughtering of the sheep which commemorates Abraham's
sacrifice.
The Mouloud
It commemorates the birth of the Prophet Mohammed.
The Ashoura
it originally marked the anniversary of the death of Hocein, grandchild
of the Prophet. This holiday has become a sort of merry New year or Mardigras
for the children.
NATIONAL
HOLIDAYS:
- "Independence
Manifesto" - January, 11
- "Labor
Day" - 1
- "Throne
Day" - July, 30
- "National
Day" - May, 23
- "Youth
Day " - July, 9
- "Allegiance
of Wadi-Eddahab" - August, 14
- "Anniversary
Of The King And The People" - August, 20
- "Anniversary
Of The Green March" - November, 6
- "Independence
Day" - November, 18
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