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=== Holidays and festivals ===
The public holidays of Mauritius involve the blending of several cultures from Mauritius's history. There are [[Hindu festivals]], [[Christian festivals]], [[Chinese festivals]], and [[Muslim festivals]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Public Holidays - 2020.pdf|url=http://pmo.govmu.org/English/Documents/Communiqu%C3%A9%20and%20Reports/Public%20holidays%20-%202020.pdf|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref> There are 14 annual public holidays in Mauritius with New Year celebrated over two days if it falls on a weekend. All the public holidays related to religious festivals have dates that vary from year to year except for Christmas. Other festivals such as [[Holi]], [[Raksha Bandhan]], [[Durga Puja]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 September 2017|title=Mauritius: Celebration of Durga Puja over nine days for Hindu devotees of the island|url=https://mauritiushindinews.com/mauritius-hindu-festival/mauritius-celebration-durga-puja-nine-days-hindu-devotees-island/|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125034911/https://mauritiushindinews.com/mauritius-hindu-festival/mauritius-celebration-durga-puja-nine-days-hindu-devotees-island/|archive-date=25 November 2022|access-date=25 November 2022|website=Hindi Pracharak|language=en-US}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Makar Sankranti]] and [[Jacques-Désiré Laval|Père Laval Pilgrimage]] also enrich the cultural landscape of Mauritius.

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!Public holidays in Mauritius in 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pmo.govmu.org/Communique/Public_Holidays_2023.pdf|title=General Notice No 1218 of 2022 – Public Holidays – 2023|publisher=Republic of Mauritius|access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref>!! Date
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| [[New Year]]|| Sunday 1 January – Monday 2 January
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| [[Chinese Spring Festival]]|| Sunday 22 January 
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| [[Abolition of slavery in the British Empire|Abolition of Slavery]]|| Wednesday 1 February 
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| [[Thaipusam|Thaipoosam Cavadee]]|| Saturday 4 February 
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| [[Mahashivratri|Maha Shivaratri]]|| Saturday 18 February
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| [[History of Mauritius|Independence and Republic Day]]|| Sunday 12 March
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| [[Ugadi|Ougadi]]|| Wednesday 22 March
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| [[Eid al-Fitr|Eid-Ul-Fitr]] (''Depending on the visibility of the moon'')|| Saturday 22 April
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| [[Labour Day]]|| Monday 1 May
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| [[Ganesh Chaturthi]]|| Wednesday 20 September 
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|[[All Saints Day]]|| Wednesday 1 November 
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| [[Indian indentured emigration|Arrival of Indian Indentured Labourers]]|| Thursday 2 November 
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| [[Diwali|Divali]]|| Sunday 12 November 
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| [[Christmas]]|| Monday 25 December
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