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Wants to know the recognized public holidays in Mauritius? Or need to find out school holiday dates in Mauritius?

A public holiday in Mauritius is a holiday commonly established by Mauritian law makers and is typically a non working day during the year. The public holidays in Mauritius are in general days to commemorate an occasion, like the anniversary of a historic event (eg: Independence day), or could be a religious celebration like Christmas.

A detailed list of public holidays in Mauritius along with brief description of respective holidays including Mauritian festivals are shown on this website.

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Mauritian National Holidays
The Mauritian National Day is a selected date on the 12 March (1968) to commemorate the Independence Day of Mauritius.

Often this public holiday in Mauritius is not known as National Day. Nonetheless, financial institutions, schools along with public buildings can be closed.

The 1st of January is celebrated as The New Year in Mauritius to mark the beginning of a new calendar year.

May Day is yet another countrywide holiday in Mauritius which is observed to commemorate the successes of the labour movement.
Festivities In Mauritius
Christmas Day is a public holiday in nearly all of the nations around the world and observed on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus.


The most important holidays for Muslims in Mauritius are Eid ul-Fitr. This is celebrated straight after the end of Ramadan and Eid al-Adha which is celebrated at the conclusion of the Hajj.

Diwali (Festival of Light) is one of the important holidays observed by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs who reside in Mauritius.

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More information about the public holidays including school holidays term dates in Mauritius can be found at
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