The culture of Mauritius involves the blending of several cultures from Mauritius's history, as well as individual culture arising indigenously.

Mauritius is a multicultural country, but some have observed that it is not yet a nation where people look more in the direction of the land of their forebearers and fail to come to terms with the reality in which they face everyday life. And yet the country has, in essence, its own language (Mauritian or Mauritian Creole) and a thriving literature in that language, its own music and dance (the sega), a special cuisine - it's the land where miscegenation is rich and vibrant but there is a view that the root searching ideology of those in power tries to shroud what is most progressive in the cultural landscape. Mauritian Creole is a creole language or dialect from Mauritius. ...

Mauritian beer (especially Phoenix, since 1963), is a big part of Mauritian culture.

Mauritian Public Holidays and Festivals

Public Holidays on fixed dates:

• New Year – 1 and 2 January
• Abolition of Slavery – 1 February
• National day (Independence Day) – 12 March
• Labour Day - 1 May
• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 15 August
• Arrival of indentured Labourers – 2 November
• Christmas – 25 December

Public Holidays with varying dates:
The festivals listed below are not celebrated at the same date every year. Therefore only the months when they are likely to be celebrated is given.
The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Jesus Christ) is a traditional holiday observed on 25 December. ...

• Chinese Spring Festival (Between January and February)
• Thaipoosam Cavadee (February)
• Maha Shivratree (Between February and March)
• Ougadi (March)
• Ganesh Chathurthi (Between August and September)
• Divali (Between October and November)
• Eid-Ul-Fitr (Between October and November. The exact date of this festival is subject to confirmation as its celebration depends on the visibility of the moon)

Literature of Mauritius

While everyone in Mauritius speaks Kreol Morisyen (Mauritian Creole), most of the literature is written in French, although many authors write in English, Bhojpuri, and Morisyen (Mauritian Creole). Important authors include Malcolm de Chazal, Ananda Devi and Edouard Maunick. Mauritius's renowned playwright Dev Virahsawmy writes exclusively in Morisyen (Mauritian Creole). Mauritian Creole is a creole language or dialect from Mauritius. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Categories: Indo-Aryan languages | Languages of India | Language stubs ... Mauritian Creole is a creole language or dialect from Mauritius. ... Malcolm de Chazal (1902-1981) was a Mauritian writer, painter, and visionary, known especially for his Sens-Plastique, a work consisting of several thousand aphorisms and pensées. ... Edouard Joseph Marc Maunick (September 23, 1931, Mauritius) was an African poet, critic, and translator. ... An advocate of the creole language. ... Mauritian Creole is a creole language or dialect from Mauritius. ...

External links

• île en île - Literature of the Indian Ocean, biographies, bibliographies, excerpts and links.
• Mauritius Society of Authors