| New Year's Day - Saturday January 1, 2022 Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Day Following New Year's Day - Sunday January 2, 2022 Secular holiday :
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| Day Following New Year's Day - Monday January 3, 2022 Secular holiday :
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| Summer holiday (end) - Monday January 10, 2022 School holidays : Http://ministry-education.govmu.org
calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
PISA ranking (average 493): not rated
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
Teaching languages: English, French
schools close on Saturday & Sunday
school uniforms required
Dates confirmed till May 2022 (Covid modified)
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| Thaipoosam Cavadee - Tuesday January 18, 2022 Hinduism : Tamil celebration. Marks the end of a 10-day fasting period during which people go to the local temple and get themselves pierced with various needles attached to various object.
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| Abolition of Slavery - Tuesday February 1, 2022 Secular holiday :
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| Chinese New Year - Tuesday February 1, 2022 Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Valentine's Day - Monday February 14, 2022 cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February
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| Maha Shivaratri - Tuesday March 1, 2022 Hinduism : A Hindu festival in honor of Lord Shiva and his marriage to Goddess Parvati. Ceremonies involving prayers and hymns take place mostly at night.
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| National Day - Saturday March 12, 2022 Secular holiday : Independence granted by the UK in 1968
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| Daylight Saving Time - Sunday March 27, 2022 Special Events : From 2009 onwards
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| Parliament recess (end) - Tuesday March 29, 2022 Special Events :
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| Summer holiday (beginning) - Friday December 3, 2021 School holidays : SECONDARY is one week earlier
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| Mauritius marathon - Sunday December 12, 2021 Sports events : 2022 edition confirmed
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| Christmas Day - Saturday December 25, 2021 Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.
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