Celebrations of the Aid El Mawlid

The feast of Aid el Mawlid celebrates the birth of the prophet Mahomet, and is a major holiday for all Muslims. But in Meknes, it has a different meaning, because it is a time of pilgrimage to the mausoleum of Sidi Ben Aissa too. The feast of Aid el Mawlid changes every year, as it follows the Muslim calendar, there are several websites that can give you the exact date, this year was on February 26, 2010. Sidi Ben Aissa founded a brotherhood called the Aissaouas, that come from all over Morocco, some from Tunisia and Algeria to pray at the tomb of the saint. They are famous for these meetings that