Republic of Mauritius · 2026
Mauritius public holidays 2026 — amended reference
Check Mauritius’s amended 2026 public holidays, including 15 September Ganesh Chaturthi and the additional 9 November Divali holiday, preserving the source-marked lunar qualification.
Reconciled date reference · 2026 only. Covered dates: 2026-01-01–2026-12-31. This reference combines the named sources and calendar rules. It is not an annual government publication and does not establish dates outside its stated year.
Covered by this calendar
The national holiday entries in Prime Minister’s Office General Notice 611 of 2026, reconciled with the 2 October 2026 communiqué adding Monday 9 November after Divali.
- Eid-Ul-Fitr remains provisional as expressly marked in the cited amended annual publication; no independent final moon-sighting confirmation is claimed.
- Individual work, pay, opening hours, school holidays and locally appointed additional dates are outside this reference.
- The October communiqué is applied to its explicit November dates. No retrospective February substitute holiday or blanket Saturday-to-Monday rule is inferred.
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Entries in this reference
16 source entries. The note beside each date identifies its published or calculated basis.
16 reference entries
| Date | Day | Reference entry | Status | Source notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Friday | New Year | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Sunday | Abolition of Slavery | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Sunday | Thaipoosam Cavadee | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Sunday | Maha Shivaratree | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Tuesday | Chinese Spring Festival | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Thursday | Independence Day and Republic Day | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Thursday | Ugaadi | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Saturday | Eid-Ul-Fitr | Sourced holiday | Provisional in this source. The amended annual publication says the exact date is subject to confirmation by visibility of the moon. No numeric uncertainty window is stated. | |
| Friday | Labour Day | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Saturday | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Sourced holiday | General Notice 611 of 2026 expressly changes the original 16 September date to Tuesday 15 September. | |
| Monday | Arrival of Indentured Labourers | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Sunday | Divali | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Monday | Additional public holiday after Divali | Sourced holiday | The 2 October 2026 PMO communiqué expressly adds Monday 9 November because Divali falls on Sunday 8 November. The original Sunday holiday remains listed. | |
| Friday | Christmas | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. |
Sources used to compile this reference
The following sources and stated calendar rules were reconciled for the 2026 reference. It does not automatically create a future edition or incorporate an unpublished change.
- Prime Minister’s Office — General Notice 611 of 2026, amended public holidays — Complete 15-entry amended list; moves Ganesh Chaturthi from 16 to 15 September and retains the Eid moon-visibility footnote. Published 2026-05-25. Source checked 2026-10-25.
- Prime Minister’s Office — communiqué adding 9 November 2026 — Explicit additional Monday public holiday after Divali; cites the statutory amendment effective 13 August 2026. Published 2026-10-02. Source checked 2026-10-25.
The original General Notice 1195 of 2025 still appears on a consular website with 16 September. This edition uses the later 25 May 2026 correction instead.
The 2 October communiqué adds 9 November after the annual May edition; both 8 and 9 November are retained.
Two distinct observances share 1 February. They are preserved as two entries on one date, not counted as two separate calendar days.
A later calendar year requires its own verified edition.
Year-end archives retain their original source scope and provisional labels. For a later year or an amended schedule, use a separately verified publication.
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