2016 Public Holidays in Mauritius

2016 Public Holidays in Mauritius

Date Week Day Holiday
January – 01 Friday
New Year
January – 02 Saturday
New Year
February – 01 Monday
Abolition of Slavery
February – 08 Monday
Chinese Spring Festival
March – 07 Monday
Maha Shivaratree
March – 12 Saturday
National Day
April – 08 Friday
Ougadi
April – 14 Thursday
Tamizh Puttaandu

(Varusha Pirappu)

May – 01 Sunday
Labour Day
July – 06 Wednesday
Eid-Ul-Fitr**
August – 15 Monday
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
September – 06 Tuesday
Ganesh Chaturthi
October – 30 Sunday
Diwali
November – 02 Wednesday
Arrival of Indentured Labourers
December – 25 Sunday
Christmas
** NOTE: Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon. The dates given above are therefore approximations.

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