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Mauritius takes the day off for Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi is a public holiday in Mauritius.

Ganesh Chaturthi: September 1

Ganesh Chaturthi is a public holiday in Mauritius.

Mauritius is a culturally rich heritage island marking unity in diversity. The number and diversity of public holidays and festivals indicate the rich heritage of the island’s people and its ethnic diversity. Mauritius has a number of public holidays of different religious festivals thus marking its ethnic diversity.

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Posted on 31 Aug 2011 in : Mauritius Holidays,September Holidays

Labour Day; May Day; Workers’ Day; Day of Kazak

May Day is an international holiday worldwide.

May Day Date: May 1

May Day is celebrated throughout most of the world as a public holiday.

May 1 is considered as the Labour Day by almost all the nations of the world. The workers of the world celebrate this as an annual holiday. This day is the result of a massive labor union movement; this day celebrates the social and economic achievements of workers. This day is also known as May Day. Not only these two names, May 1 has many other names like Worker’s day, National Unification Day, Day of Kazak people’s Unity, Eid el-Ommal, etc.

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Celebrating Hindu New Year in Mauritius: Ougadi

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Mauritius’s Ougadi: March 16

Ougadi is a public holiday in Mauritius.

Mauritius celebrates Ougadi or Telugu New Year, in the month of March. Ougadi is also celebrated in some countries where there is high concentration of Hindu such as in India. Telugu people are one of the ethnic groups of people living in Andhra Pradesh in India. Some of them have migrated overseas such as the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Mauritius, Fiji, Malaysia and Réunion.

The celebration of Ougadi in Mauritius encourages people to reflect on their lives and commit to the performance of everything that is good and defy evil of any form and kind. The date of the festivity every year changes as it is based on astrological sightings.

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Posted on 15 Mar 2011 in : March Holidays,Mauritius Holidays

March 12, 1968: Mauritius Celebrates Independence from Britain

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Independence Day of Mauritius: March 12

Independence Day is a public holiday in Mauritius

Mauritius celebrates their independence from the United Kingdom annually on March 12. Mauritius was jostled between the hands of the Dutch, French, and later by the British after the Napoleonic War. Mauritius gained its freedom when United Kingdom granted its complete independence on March 12, 1968.

Port Louis is the country’s capital with population of more than 1,288,000 according to the 2008 census. Creole, French, and English are among the languages spoken in the island nation. The country is home to the extinct flightless bird known as ‘dodo’.

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Posted on 11 Mar 2011 in : March Holidays,Mauritius Holidays

Lunar New Year’s Eve is a joyfully celebrated worldwide

The flag for Bhutan. The flag for China. The flag for Brunei. The flag for Indonesia. The flag for Laos. The flag for Malaysia. The flag for Mauritius. The flag for Mongolia. The flag for Singapore. The flag for South Korea. The flag for Tahiti. The flag for Taiwan. The flag for Vietnam.

Lunar/Chinese New Year: February 13-15

Lunar New Year’s Eve is a joyfully celebrated by Chinese all over the world.
The day is also a public holiday for Bhutan, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Singapore, South Korea, Tahiti, Taiwan, Vietnam

The Lunar New Year’s Eve in the Chinese Lunar calendar is known as chú xī, Year Pass Eve in English. It lasts 15 days and starts with the second or third new moon after the winter solstice. In February 14 of 2010, of the Gregorian calendar, starts the New Chinese Year of the Tiger, and it is the 4707th Chinese year.

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Posted on 12 Feb 2011 in : Bhutan Holidays,Brunei Darussalem Holidays,China Holidays,Indonesia Holidays,Laos Holidays,Macau Holidays,Malaysia Holidays,Mauritius Holidays,Mongolia Holidays,Singapore Holidays,South Korea Holidays,Tahiti Holidays,Taiwan Holidays

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