Mauritius has a total of 25 holidays in 2018. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date
New Year
Monday, January 1, 2018
New Year (Day 2)
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Thaipoosam Cavadee
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Abolition of Slavery
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Maha Shivaratree
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Chinese Spring Festival
Friday, February 16, 2018
Holi
Friday, March 2, 2018
National Day
Monday, March 12, 2018
Ougadi
Sunday, March 18, 2018
March Equinox
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Labour Day
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Mother's Day
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Father's Day
Sunday, June 17, 2018
June Solstice
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Assumption of Mary
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Raksha Bandhan
Sunday, August 26, 2018
Janmashtami
Sunday, September 2, 2018
Ganesh Chaturthi
Friday, September 14, 2018
September Equinox
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Dussehra
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Arrival of Indentured Labourers
Friday, November 2, 2018
Diwali
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
December Solstice
Friday, December 21, 2018
Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 25, 2018