Mehraj Shariff

Muslim celebration. Lailat al Miraj, also known as Shab-e-Miraj (Mehraj Shariff), celebrates the Isra and Mi?raj of the Prophet Muhammad, When Muhammad went from Mecca to Al-Haram As-Sharif (Temple Mount) and was then raised to Jannah (Heaven), met with the Prophets and eventually with Allah (God).

Shabe-Baraat

Muslim celebration. Mid-Sha'ban is the 15th day of the Muslim month of Sha'ban. Laylatul Bara'ah is the night preceding the 15th day of Shaban. The month of Sha’ban is the eighth month of the Islamic

Muharram

An important Muslim festival known in Mauritius as Yamsey, featuring figures and towers called ghoons, carried in procession through the streets in commemoration of the death of the grandson of the

Id El Adha

Sheep and goats are sacrificed in ceremonial slaughter for this Muslim festival and the meat is shared by family and friends. The day commemorates the sacrifice by Abraham of his son and the events

Seemadree Appana Parsa, Vivahabandhan

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

People & Culture

Mauritius owes its fame to sites of spectacular beauty, at the cost of forgetting that it is also an amazing melting-pot of cultures and traditions we now invite you to discover. Mauritius is a

Thaipoosam Cavadee

The cavadee is a woodern arch decorated with flowers and palm leaves, with pots of milk (sambos) suspended from each end of the base. Devotees carry the cavadee from the bank of a river to a temple

Yaum Un Nabi

The birth and death anniversaries of the Prophet Mohammed are commemorated on the Prophet's Day, following twelve days during which the faithful gather in mosques throughout the island, devoting