Public holidays in Mauritius 2028

There are 15 public holidays in 2028. 11 of them fall on a working day.

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All 15 public holidays in Mauritius 2028

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
SaturdayNew Year's Day
SundayDay after New Year's Day
WednesdayChinese Spring Festival
TuesdayAbolition of Slavery
WednesdayThaipusamThaipoosam Cavadee
WednesdayMaha ShivaratriMaha Shivaratree
SundayEid al-Fitr (estimated)Eid-ul-Fitr (estimated)
SundayIndependence and Republic Day
MondayUgadiOugadi
MondayLabor DayLabour Day
TuesdayAssumption DayAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
WednesdayGanesh Chaturthi
TuesdayDiwaliDivali
ThursdayArrival of Indentured LaborersArrival of Indentured Labourers
MondayChristmas Day

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2028

19 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Mon 24 Jan, Tue 25 Jan22 Jan – 26 Jan 2028252.5Chinese Spring Festival
Thu 27 Jan, Fri 28 Jan26 Jan – 30 Jan 2028252.5Chinese Spring Festival
Mon 31 Jan29 Jan – 1 Feb 2028144Abolition of Slavery
Wed 2 Feb, Thu 3 Feb, Fri 4 Feb1 Feb – 6 Feb 2028362Abolition of Slavery
Mon 7 Feb, Tue 8 Feb5 Feb – 9 Feb 2028252.5Thaipusam
Thu 10 Feb, Fri 11 Feb9 Feb – 13 Feb 2028252.5Thaipusam
Mon 21 Feb, Tue 22 Feb19 Feb – 23 Feb 2028252.5Maha Shivaratri
Thu 24 Feb, Fri 25 Feb23 Feb – 27 Feb 2028252.5Maha Shivaratri, Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Tue 28 Mar, Wed 29 Mar, Thu 30 Mar, Fri 31 Mar25 Mar – 2 Apr 2028492.3Ugadi
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May, Fri 5 May29 Apr – 7 May 2028492.3Labor Day
Mon 14 Aug12 Aug – 15 Aug 2028144Assumption Day
Wed 16 Aug, Thu 17 Aug, Fri 18 Aug15 Aug – 20 Aug 2028362Assumption Day
Mon 21 Aug, Tue 22 Aug19 Aug – 23 Aug 2028252.5Ganesh Chaturthi
Thu 24 Aug, Fri 25 Aug23 Aug – 27 Aug 2028252.5Ganesh Chaturthi
Mon 16 Oct14 Oct – 17 Oct 2028144Diwali
Wed 18 Oct, Thu 19 Oct, Fri 20 Oct17 Oct – 22 Oct 2028362Diwali
Mon 30 Oct, Tue 31 Oct, Wed 1 Nov28 Oct – 2 Nov 2028362Arrival of Indentured Laborers
Fri 3 Nov2 Nov – 5 Nov 2028144Arrival of Indentured Laborers
Tue 26 Dec, Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec23 Dec – 2 Jan 20294112.8Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Mauritius have in 2028?

15 public holidays. 4 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Abolition of Slavery: take 1 day of leave (31 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 29 Jan – 1 Feb 2028.

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