Festivals & Events

1. Lane Nouvo

   New Year

   Usage

   Public holiday on 1 and 2 January, spent with family and friends

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary "lane" means year and new year's day; "nouvo" is "new" as used elsewhere. The two-word name is composed

2. Labolision

   Abolition of Slavery

   Usage

   Public holiday on 1 February marking the abolition of slavery in 1835

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary "labolisyon" (abolition) in AKM spelling; a fixed Kreol holiday name is not in the dictionary and should be confirmed

3. Maha Shivaratree

   Usage

   Major Hindu festival in February or March; pilgrims in white walk to the sacred lake Ganga Talao

   Grammar Note

   The event name is written in the international form seen on calendars; no Kreol name is invented because the dictionary has none; the dictionary has "pelrinaz" (pilgrimage)

4. Kavadi

   Cavadee

   Usage

   Tamil Hindu festival in January or February; devotees carry a flower-decked "kavadi" to the temple

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary lists "kavadi" (religious ceremony; variant "kavedi"); spelling as in the dictionary

5. Lindepandans

   Independence Day

   Usage

   12 March, the national holiday for independence in 1968

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary "lindepandans" (variant "lendepandana"); the holiday is written with the one word

6. Ugadi

   Ugadi (Telugu New Year)

   Usage

   Public holiday in March or April, the Telugu and Kannada new year

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary "ugadi" (kind of religious festival)

7. Divali

   Divali (festival of lights)

   Usage

   Hindu holiday in October or November when homes are lit with small lamps

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary "divali" (Hindu festival of light)

8. Id

   Eid

   Usage

   Muslim holiday after Ramadan; the date changes every year

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary "id" is Eid or a religious festival; it also means identification, so context decides

9. Holi

   Usage

   Spring Hindu festival where people throw coloured powder and water

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary "holi" (religious festival). The dictionary also gives "fet pagla", but "pagla" can mean a mad person, so it is not used

10. Nwel

    Christmas

    Usage

    25 December, a public holiday for church and a family meal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary "nwel"; Father Christmas is "bolom nwel" in the dictionary

11. Spring Festival

    Usage

    Chinese new year in January or February; firecrackers and lion dances appear in Port Louis Chinatown

    Grammar Note

    The event name is written in the international form seen on calendars; no Kreol name is invented because the dictionary has none

12. Ganesh Chaturthi

    Usage

    Hindu festival in August or September; images of Ganesh are decorated and later immersed in water

    Grammar Note

    The event name is written in the international form seen on calendars; no Kreol name is invented because the dictionary has none

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