The first celebration was in 1933 in honor of Sultan (later King) Mohammed V, and subsequent commemorations took place each year on 18 November.
[2] During the French protectorate period, he reportedly refused to sign off on "Vichy's plan to ghettoize and deport Morocco's quarter of a million Jews to the killing factories of Europe," and, in an act of defiance, insisted on inviting all the rabbis of Morocco to the 1941 throne celebrations.
[3][4] The celebration date has since been moved to the respective day of the next monarch's official enthronement following their accession, beginning with 3 March under Hassan II (reigned 1961–1999).
[2] The bay'ah ceremony, in which elected and state officials pledge allegiance to the monarch and which initially took place only at the king's actual coronation, was made annual by Hassan II in 1962.
[6][5][7] Traditional activities by the king on 29 July (the eve of the enthronement day) include a televised speech to the nation outlining domestic and foreign policies, and the granting of royal pardons.