Public Holidays in Mauritius 2020 🇲🇺
Mauritius has 15 public holidays in 2020. The next public holiday is Assumption Day on 15. Aug. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Day after New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Chinese Spring Festival | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Abolition of Slavery | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Thaipusam | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Maha Shivaratri | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Independence and Republic Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Ugadi | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Labor Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Assumption Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Arrival of Indentured Laborers | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Diwali | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Mauritius 2020
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Day after New Year's Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Maha Shivaratri — (Friday) — long weekend
- Independence and Republic Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Labor Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Arrival of Indentured Laborers — (Monday) — long weekend
- Christmas Day — (Friday) — long 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 2020 to 2021.
- Chinese Spring Festival: →
- Thaipusam: →
- Maha Shivaratri: →
- Ugadi: →
- Eid al-Fitr: →
- Ganesh Chaturthi: →
- Diwali: →
