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31 October: Morocco now celebrates Unity Day
A new national holiday has been added to the Moroccan calendar: Unity Day, celebrated every 31 October. Here’s what you need to know.
Published on 8 November 2026
This content was automatically translated from French.
The Moroccan calendar now includes a new national holiday: the Unity Day (Eid Al Wahda), celebrated every year on 31 October. It was first celebrated on 31 October 2026.
Where does this date come from?
On 31 October 2025, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on the issue of the Sahara, which was hailed in Morocco as a historic moment. A few days later, King Mohammed VI decreed that this date would henceforth be celebrated each year as the Unity Day, in honour of the nation’s unity.
An autumn of national holidays
With this new date, the Moroccan autumn now features three major events:
- 31 October: Unity Day;
- 6 November: the anniversary of the 1975 Green March;
- 18 November: Independence Day, which celebrates the country’s regained independence in 1956.
And in Belgium?
For many Belgian-Moroccan families, these dates are an opportunity to get together and share a moment of pride. For those discovering Morocco, it is a wonderful introduction to its history and traditions.
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Sources: Le360 (30 October 2026); TelQuel (4 November 2025).