Public Holidays in Mauritius 2016 🇲🇺
Mauritius has 15 public holidays in 2016. The next public holiday is Arrival of Indentured Laborers on 2. Nov. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Mauritius.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Long weekend | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Day after New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Abolition of Slavery | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Chinese Spring Festival | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Thaipusam | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Maha Shivaratri | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Independence and Republic Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Ugadi | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Labor Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Assumption Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Ganesh Chaturthi | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Diwali | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Arrival of Indentured Laborers | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Mauritius 2016
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- New Year's Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Abolition of Slavery — (Monday) — long weekend
- Chinese Spring Festival — (Monday) — long weekend
- Thaipusam — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Maha Shivaratri — (Monday) — long weekend
- Ugadi — (Friday) — long weekend
- Assumption Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Ganesh Chaturthi — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
Holidays that change date in Mauritius
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2016 to 2017.
- Chinese Spring Festival: →
- Thaipusam: →
- Maha Shivaratri: →
- Ugadi: →
- Eid al-Fitr: →
- Ganesh Chaturthi: →
- Diwali: →
