Middle East & North Africa

The Islamic festival calendar — the two Eids, Ramadan, Mawlid — alongside Persian Nowruz and the older observances of the Levant and the Maghreb.

5 cultural holidays 20 countries

About this region

The Islamic festival calendar — the two Eids, Ramadan, Mawlid — alongside Persian Nowruz and the older observances of the Levant and the Maghreb.

Each holiday below opens onto a detail page covering its origin and meaning, traditional greetings in the original language with English translation, design tips for printable cards, a starting palette, and five ready-to-use verses. Slugs that match an entry in the wider 1,920-occasion CardVerse directory cross-link both ways.

Cultural holidays in Middle East & North Africa

Countries in this region

The CardVerse directory tracks holidays by country as well — open any country page below to see every observance the directory has indexed for it.