Festivals

Seemadree Appana Parsa
Telegu religious celebration. There is little uniformity in the celebration of festivals across the Telugu community. Each region presents a kaleidoscopic variation of interpretations and emphases on common themes.

Vivahabandhan

Tamil New Year. Puthandu marks the Tamil New Year’s Day and is celebrated in the beginning of Chithirai - the first month in the Tamil Calendar year. The auspicious occasion of Puthandu is also popularly known as Varusha Pirappu or the birth of New Year and falls on 13th or 14th April according to the Gregorian Calendar. Many people in Tamil Nadu also celebrate Puthandu as the day when Lord Brahma - Hindu God of Creation started creation. People of Tamil Nadu celebrate Varusha Pirappu in a big way by merrymaking and feasting.

Today Mauritius is a republic within the Commonwealth with a population of 1.2 million. Being a multi-cultural society, the Mauritian polulation enjoy a rich ethnic background, consisting of Hindus, Muslims, Tamils, Blacks of African and Madagascan descents, Whites of French descents, Mulattos and Chinese. The main religions are Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. However other religious denominations also flourish. This is a small country where religious festivals, rituals, customs and traditions abound in all their splendours.

Chinese families all across the Mauritius celebrates The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival. This holiday celebrates the date that parallels the autumn and spring Equinoxes of the solar calendar, when the moon is supposedly at its fullest and roundest.

1. Deep sea fishing: Some of the finest game fishing available occurs in the deep water surrounding Mauritius.
2. Maha Shivaratree Festival: In February or March the Hindus honour Lord Shiva by making a pilgrimage to Grand Bassin Lake.
3. Snorkelling: Snorkelling on the coral reefs