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🇲🇦 Youth Day in Morocco
Also known as: ʿīd ššabāb
Celebration of Cameroon's youth
Date in Morocco
August 21
Instituted1999
A day to honor the role of youth in the country's development.
Commemorates the 1961 unification and honors young people with parades and celebrations
How Youth Day is observed in Morocco
Historical significance
Established to empower youth and promote their societal contributions.
Public life in Morocco
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
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