Mauritius    

Capital: Port Louis
Area: 2,040 km²
Population: ± 1,250,000
Country code: +230

Map of Mauritius
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Below you can find a two year overview of the public holidays of Mauritus.

2009   2007
January 1 New Year's Day
January 26 Chinese Spring
February 1 Abolition of Slavery
February 8 Thaipoosam Cavadee
February 23 Maha Shivatree
March 12 National Day 
March 27 Ougadi
May 1 Labour Day
August 24 Ganesh chathurti
September 20 Eid ul-Fitr (Islamic calendar)
October 17 Divali
November 1 La Toussaint
November 2 Arrival of Indentured Labourers
December 25 Christmas
 
January 1 New Year's Day
February 1 Abolition of Slavery
February 8 Thaipoosam Cavadee*
February 12 Maha Shivatree
February 14 Chinese Spring
March 12 National Day 
March 27 Ougadi*
May 1 Labour Day
September 9 Eid ul-Fitr (Islamic calendar)
September 11 Ganesh chathurti
November 1 La Toussaint
November 2 Arrival of Indentured Labourers
November 5 Divali
December 25 Christmas
  • Islamic Calendar: These dates are related to the Islamic Calendar, which is a lunar calendar. The actual holiday only starts when the new moon has been seen by the naked eye. A one or two days difference with the date mentioned above can occur.
  • The exact dates for Thaipoosam Vavadee and Ougadi are unknown at this point