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🇲🇦 Amazigh New Year in Morocco
Also known as: Yennayer
Berber New Year celebration
Date in Morocco
January 14
Instituted2024
New Year's Day for the Amazigh (Berber) people.
Celebrates the traditional new year of the Amazigh people
How Amazigh New Year is observed in Morocco
Historical significance
Celebrates the agricultural calendar of the Amazigh people.
Public life in Morocco
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Berber
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