: calendar for 2025
2025
1 Jan New Year's Day
2 Jan New Year's Day
29 Jan Chinese New Year
1 Feb Abolition of Slavery
11 Feb Thaipoosam Cavadee
26 Feb Maha Shivaratri
12 Mar National Day
30 Mar Ougadi
1 Apr Eid al-Fitr
1 May International Workers' Day
28 Aug Ganesh Chaturthi
20 Oct Diwali
1 Nov All Saints
2 Nov Arrival of Indentured Labourers
25 Dec Christmas Day
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Jan 1, Wed
New Year's Day
Nouvel An
A celebration of the beginning of the year in the Gregorian calendar, associated with rest, family gatherings, fireworks, festive meals, and exchanging good wishes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year
New Year's Day

Jan 2, Thu
New Year's Day
Nouvel An
A celebration of the beginning of the year in the Gregorian calendar, associated with rest, family gatherings, fireworks, festive meals, and exchanging good wishes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year

Jan 29, Wed
Chinese New Year
Nouvel An Chinois
Also known as the Spring Festival, it is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year
Chinese New Year

Feb 1, Sat
Abolition of Slavery
Abolition de l’esclavage
The day honors the end of slavery in Mauritius on February 1, 1835, under British colonial rule.

Feb 11, Tue
Thaipoosam Cavadee
The day in Mauritius is a Hindu religious festival dedicated to Lord Murugan, involving acts of devotion and penance.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaipusam

Feb 26, Wed
Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivaratree
A Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the god Shiva. It's celebrated on 13th day of Falgun month - the last month of Hindu calendar.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maha_Shivaratri

Mar 12, Wed
National Day
Fête Nationale
The day in Mauritius marks the country’s independence from British colonial rule on March 12, 1968.

Mar 30, Sun
Ougadi
The day in Mauritius is a New Year celebration for the Telugu-speaking Hindu community, based on the lunar calendar.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugadi

Apr 1, Tue
Eid al-Fitr
Important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr

May 1, Thu
International Workers' Day
Fête du Travail
A holiday observed on May 1st to recognize workers and labor rights, with historical origins in late 19th-century labor demonstrations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers'_Day
International Workers' Day

Aug 28, Thu
Ganesh Chaturthi
The day in Mauritius honors the birth of the Hindu deity Ganesha, celebrated with prayers and symbolic immersion of idols.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesh_Chaturthi

Oct 20, Mon
Diwali
Divali
The Hindu festival of lights, it spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair. In the Gregorian calendar, Diwali falls in mid-October and mid-November.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali
Diwali

Nov 1, Sat
All Saints
La Toussaint
Commemoration day for all Christian saints.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints'_Day
All Saints

Nov 2, Sun
Arrival of Indentured Labourers
Arrivée des travailleurs engagés
The day commemorates the arrival of the first Indian indentured laborers in Mauritius on November 2, 1834, under British colonial rule.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Arrival_Day

Dec 25, Thu
Christmas Day
Noël
Christian feast day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
Christmas Day