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Public Holidays in Mauritius

• New Year
  (1-2 Jan)
  
  
• Thaipoosam Cavadee
  (Jan or Feb)
  
  
• Chinese New Year
  (26 Jan)
  
  
• Abolition of Slavery Day
  (1 Feb)
  
  
• Maha Shivaratri
  (Feb)
  
  
• National Day
  (12 Mar)
  
  
• Ougadi
  (Mar or Apr)
  
  
• Labour Day
  (1 May)
  
  
• Assumption
  (15 Aug)
  
  
• Ganesh Chathurthi
  (Sep)
  
  
• Eid Ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
  (21 Sep)
  
  
• Diwali (Festival of Lights)
  (18 Oct)
  
  
• All Saints' Day
  (1 Nov)
  
  
• First Labourers' Day
  (2 Nov)
  
  
• Christmas Day
  (25 Dec)
  

1. Hindu festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon. The dates given above are approximations.
   
   
2. There is a diversity of cultures in Mauritius, each with its own set of holidays.
   
   
3. Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Eid Ul-Fitr, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Eid Ul-Fitr itself. Eid Ul-Fitr may last from two to 10 days, depending on the town or region.
   
   
4. Chinese festivals are declared according to local astronomical observations and it is often only possible to forecast the approximate time of their occurrence.