Chinese Spring Festival

Mauritius • February 17, 2026 • Tuesday

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until Chinese Spring Festival
Indian/Mauritius timezone

Holiday Details

Holiday Name
Chinese Spring Festival
Country
Mauritius
Date
February 17, 2026
Day of Week
Tuesday
Status
45 days away
About this Holiday
Chinese Spring Festival is a public holiday in Mauritius

About Chinese Spring Festival

Also known as: Chinese Spring Festival

Chinese Spring Festival : Enn Selelebrasion Kiltirel Inik dan Moris

Le Chinese Spring Festival, ki nou konn osi kouma Nouvel An Sinwa, se enn parmi ban fete pli kouler ek pli animen ki ena lor nou lil. Dan Moris, enn pei kot diversite kiltirel se nou pli gran lafors, sa fet-la ena enn plas bien spesial. Li pa zis enn sinp konze piblik, me li enn temwayaz vivan de larmoni ant ban kominote ek richès nou leritaj de ban ansiet ki sorti depi Lasin. Sa fete-la mark lafin liver ek komansman printan dapre kalandrie linitier sinwa, enn moman kot lafami, renouvèlman, ek lespwar pou enn lavenir briyan vinn o-kery de tou ban festivite.

Ki fer sa fete-la si spesial dan Moris? Se sirtou sa melanz ant ban tradision ansestral sinwa ek sa latmosfer chaleureux Morisien-la. Mem si kominote sinwa reprezant anviron 3% nou populasion, tou Morisien, ki li de lorizinn indien, afriken ou eirpeen, santi zot konserne par sa lafwa ek sa lazwa ki degaze pandan sa period-la. Dan ban lari Port Louis, sirtou dan Quartier Chinois (Chinatown), loder petar, son tanbour pou ladans lion, ek sa kouler rouz vif ki dekoure ban lari-la, kree enn lanbians ki ou pa pou trouve okenn lot plas dan lemonn. Se enn moman kot nou selebre lavi, nou remersie pou ban benediksion lane ki finn pase, ek nou prepar nou pou akeyir nouvo lane avek boukou lenerzi ek pozitivite.

Sa ranvwa osi a enn gran sans de partaz. Dan Moris, Spring Festival li pa zis pou enn sèl kiltir. Ou pou trouv ban vwazin pe donn gato lasir, pe partaze ban repa, ek pe swet "Gong Xi Fa Cai" avek boukou ker. Sa lespri fraternite-la se sa-mem ki fer lafierte nou lil. Sak lane, sa fete-la rekonsilie tradision ek modernite, kot ban zenn ek ban vye rasanble pou perpetie ban koutim ki finn traverse depi plizier zenerasion, depi ki ban premie imigran sinwa finn poz lipie lor later Moris dan diznevyem siek.

Kan nou pou selebre an 2026?

Pou lane 2026, Chinese Spring Festival pou tombe enn Tuesday, le February 17, 2026. Sa vedir ki i reste ankor 45 zour avan ki nou rant dan sa gran festivite-la.

Fodé konnen ki dat sa fete-la li pa fix sak lane kouma Noel ou lafete nasionnal. Li varye tou le zan parski li baze lor kalandrie linitier (lunisolar). Sa kalandrie-la swiv sik lalin, ek Nouvel An Sinwa toultan tombe ant le 21 zanvie ek le 20 fevrie, sak fwa ki ena enn nouvo lalin. Pou lane 2026, sa fete-la ena enn sinifikasion ankor pli partikilie parski nou pou rant dan Lane Souval (Year of the Horse). Dan kiltir sinwa, souval reprezant lenerzi, lafors, progre, ek liberte. Dimoun ki ne anba sa sign-la souvan konsidere kouma ban dimoun ki ena boukou lantouziasm ek ki kontan avanse dan lavi.

Sa peryod fevrie-la dan Moris li osi bien sarze an kiltir, parski li souvan prosh avek lezot gran fete kouma Maha Shivaratree (ki pou tombe le 15 fevrie an 2026). Sa montre ankor enn fwa kouma Moris li enn "melting pot" kiltirel kot ban fete relizie ek kiltirel viv ansam dan enn gran respe.

Listwar ek Lorizinn sa Gran Fete-la

Listwar Spring Festival remont a plizier milie lane dan Lasin ansien. Dapre lejand, ti ena enn mons ki ti apel "Nian" ki ti pe vinn atak ban vilaz sak komansman lane. Sa mons-la ti per kouler rouz, limier, ek gran bri. Se pou sa rezon-la ki ziska zordi, kouler rouz ek petar zot de eleman esansiel dan sa fete-la. Dimoun ti koumans met papie rouz lor zot laport ek limen dife pou fer sa mons-la sove. Avek letan, sa pratik-la finn transform li an enn selelebrasion lafwa ek lazwa pou akeyir printan.

Dan Moris, sa listwar-la finn anrasinen avek lariver ban premie imigran sinwa, sirtou bann ki sorti depi provins Guangdong (Hakka ek Cantonese). Zot finn amenn zot koutim, zot relizion (Boudism, Taoism, Konfisianism), ek zot cuisine. Premie fwa ki sa fete-la ti selebre dan Moris, li ti fer de fason bien diskre dan ban "boutik sinwa" ki ti pe servi kouma pwen rasanbleman pou kominote-la. Avek letan, leta Morisien finn rekonet linportans sa kominote-la dan devlopman ekonomik ek sosial pei, ek finn dekret Spring Festival kouma enn konze piblik nasionnal.

Zordi, sa fete-la li pa zis enn fete relizie, me li enn fete kiltirel nasionnal. Li reprezant rezilians enn pep ki finn resi gard so lidantite tout an s'integran dan enn nouvo lasosiete. Sa fete-la se osi enn fason pou rann omaz a ban ansiet ki finn travay dir pou ki zot ban desandan kapav ena enn lavi meyer dan Moris.

Kouma Morisien Selebre Spring Festival

Selelebrasion Spring Festival dan Moris koumanse bien avan zour J. Ena enn gran preparasion ki fer dan sak lakaz.

Preparasion ek Netwayaz

Enn-de semenn avan fete-la, lafami netway lakaz de fon an konble. Sa pa zis enn netwayaz fizik, me li ena enn sinifikasion spiritiel: nou "balie" tou move lasans lane ki finn pase pou fer plas pou bon lasans ek prosperite lane ki pe vini. Enn fwa ki lakaz prop, dimoun pa balie ditou zour fete-la, parski zot per pangar zot balie sa bon lasans-la deor!

Dekorasion

Kouler rouz se lerwa. Ou pou trouv ban lanten rouz pe pende devan laport, ban papie avek ban kalligrafi sinwa ki swet lasante ek rises (ki nou apel "Chun Lian") kole lor ban poto laport. Rouz reprezant lafwa, lazwa, ek sirtou li proteze kont ban move lespri.

Lafami ek Repa Revayon

Lavey Spring Festival, se enn moman sakre. Tou manm lafami rasanble pou enn gran dine revayon (Reunion Dinner). Mem si enn manm lafami res lwen, li fer tou so posib pou vinn sa dine-la. Lor latab, ena ban pla ki ena ban sinifikasion bien presi:
  • Pwason : Li reprezant abondans. Dan lang sinwa, mo pou pwason sonn parey kouma mo pou "sirplis".
  • Dumplings (Wantan/Gato Krave) : Zot form resanble ban ansien lingot lor (gold ingots), donk zot reprezant rises.
  • Gato Lasir (Nian Gao) : Sa gato kole-kole la sinifie ki lafami pou res soude ek ki sak lane nou pou mont pli lao.
  • Min Longue Vie : Pou swet enn long lavi.

Ban Tradision ek Koutim Inmanquables

Ban Anvlop Rouz (Hongbao)

Sa se prefere ban zanfan! Ban gran dimoun ek ban koup marye donn ban zanfan ek ban selibater ban ti anvlop rouz ki ena larzan ladan. Sa pa zis enn kado, me se enn fason pou pas bon lasans ek proteksion a sa zenerasion-la. Larzan-la bizin toultan enn som per, ek li preferab ki ban biye-la nef.

Ban Petar ek Ladans Lion

Zour fete-la, depi gramatin boner, ou pou tann son petar partou. Sa bri-la serve pou fer ban move lespri sove. Apre sa, ena "Ladans Lion" (Lion Dance). Sa se enn spektak mayifik kot de danser anba enn kostim lion bien kouler pe danse lor son tanbour, kemb ek gong. Lion-la li sipoze amenn boner ek prosperite dan ban biznis ek dan ban lakaz. Dan Chinatown, Port Louis, sa se enn gran levennman kot milie dimoun rasanble pou get sa ban performans-la.

Visit Temple ek Laprier

Boukou lafami al dan ban pagod (tanp sinwa) pou al bril lansan ek fer laprier pou zot ansiet. Zot remersie pou ban benediksion ek zot demann gidans pou nouvo lane-la. Se enn moman bien solennel ek ranpli avek respe.

Informasion Pratik pou Viziter ek Rezidan

Si ou pe plannifie pou profit sa fete-la an 2026, ala kèlke konsey pratik pou ou :

Transpor ek Servis Piblik

Pwiski le February 17, 2026 se enn konze piblik, laplipar ban biro gouvernman, labank, ek lekol pou ferme.
  • Transpor : Ban bis pou roule dapre lorert konze piblik (mwens frekan ki enn zour lasemenn).
  • Komers : Laplipar ban gran sipermarse ek boutik pou ferme zour-la mem, ou zot pou ena ban ler d'ouvirti redui. Fer ou komision enn-de zour avan.
  • Touris : Ban lotel, restoran dan ban zonn touristik, ek ban sit touristik nasionnal an zeneral res ouver. Se enn bon moman pou al laplaz parski latmosfer bien kalm.

Klima an Fevrie

Fevrie se enn mwa bien so dan Moris. Tanperatir varye ant 28°C ek 30°C. Li osi enn mwa bien imid kot kapav ena ban lapli pasaze ou mem ban siklonn. Si ou pe sorti pou al get ladans lion, met ban linz leze an koton, ek pa bliye enn parapli ou enn "raincoat" zis o-ka.

Etiket ek Respe

Si enn lafami sinwa invit ou pou manze ou pou selebre :
  • Kouler : Sey port enn kitsoz rouz. Evit port blan ou nwar net, parski sa ban kouler-la souvan asosie avek dey dan kiltir sinwa.
  • Kado : Si ou anvi amenn enn kado, ban fri kouma mandarin (ki reprezant lor) se enn exelan swa. Pa donn ban kitsoz kouma montre (simbol lamor) ou ban lobze pikan kouma sizo (simbol dechirir).
  • Red Envelope : Si ou donn enn "Hongbao", servi de lame pou don li, se enn sign respe.

Eski sa zour-la se enn konze piblik ?

Wi, definitivman. Chinese Spring Festival se enn Public Holiday ofisiel dan Moris. Sa vedir ki preske tou travayer ena konze sa zour-la.

  • Ki ferme : Biro Leta, biro lapos, labank, lekol, ek boukou biznis prive.
  • Ki reste ouver : Servis lirzans (lopital, lapolis), sekter touristik (lotel, transport), ek sertin restoran ou ti-boutik dan ban landwa kot ena festivite.
Sa konze-la permet a tou Morisien, pa zis ban ki de lorizinn sinwa, profite pou pas letan avek lafami, al laplaz, ou partisipe dan ban levennman kiltirel ki organize atraver lil. Mem si fete-la dire 15 zour (ziska Lantern Festival), se zis premie zour-la ki konze piblik.

Enn Fete pou Tou Morisien

Finalman, Spring Festival dan Moris se enn gran leson viv-ansam. Li montre kouma nou kapav anbrase kiltir nou prosin avek otan lazwa ki si ti nou prop kiltir. Alor ki nou pe aprosh fevrie 2026, anou prepar nou pou akeyir Lane Souval avek mem lenerzi ek determinasion. Ki sa lane-la amenn lasante, prosperite, ek sirtou lape dan sak lakaz Morisien.

Sirtou pa manke al fer enn tour Port Louis pandan sa period-la. Loder gato lasir pe fri, bri petar, ek sa sourir lor figir dimoun-la pou fer ou konpran kifer Moris li si inik. Se enn lexperyans ki sak dimoun bizin viv omwens enn fwa.

Anou prepar nou pou le February 17, 2026 pou swet enn bon fete a tou nou ban frer ek ser de la kominote sinwa. Gong Xi Fa Cai! (Ki ou gagne boukou prosperite!)


Sa gid-la finn prepare pou ed ou konpran ek profit o-maximin sa gran fete kiltirel ki fer lafierte Lil Moris.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Chinese Spring Festival in Mauritius

The Chinese Spring Festival, also known as the Lunar New Year, will be celebrated on February 17, 2026. In 2026, the main festivities fall on a Tuesday. From the end of December 2025, there are exactly 45 days remaining until the celebration begins. This festival marks the start of the Year of the Horse in the Chinese lunisolar calendar, bringing a period of renewal and joy to the island of Mauritius.

Yes, it is a national public holiday. In Mauritius, a country known for its multicultural diversity, the government officially recognizes the Chinese Spring Festival to honor the cultural heritage of the Sino-Mauritian community. On February 17, 2026, most government offices, banks, and schools are closed. While some private businesses and supermarkets may operate with reduced hours, the day is primarily dedicated to family gatherings and cultural observations across the nation.

The festival is a vital part of Mauritius's social fabric, reflecting the island's ethnic diversity. Although the Chinese-descended population makes up about 3% of the residents, the holiday is celebrated nationwide. It symbolizes the end of winter and the arrival of spring, focusing on themes of family reunion, gratitude, and the warding off of evil spirits. It is a time for renewal, where people leave the misfortunes of the past year behind to welcome a prosperous new beginning.

Preparation begins well before the actual holiday. Families engage in a thorough cleaning of their homes to 'sweep away' any bad luck from the previous year. Homes are then decorated with red ornaments and scrolls, as red is a symbol of luck and protection. Preparing symbolic foods is also essential; families gather to make wax cakes (niangao), dumplings, and fish dishes, which represent prosperity and abundance for the coming year.

The day is filled with vibrant traditions, most notably the exchange of 'hongbao' or red envelopes containing money, given to children and elders for good fortune. In areas like Chinatown in Port Louis, the atmosphere is electric with the sounds of firecrackers and the sight of traditional lion and dragon dances. These performances are not just entertainment; they are ancient customs meant to frighten away evil spirits and ensure a peaceful and successful year for the community.

Visitors should plan ahead as public services like post offices and banks will be closed on Tuesday. However, the tourism infrastructure remains fully functional. Flights and ferries operate as scheduled, and most resorts, beaches, and tourist sites stay open for those looking to relax. While some shops in urban centers might close, the festive atmosphere in Chinese neighborhoods offers a unique cultural experience that is highly recommended for travelers.

Visitors are encouraged to join the public festivities and watch the lion dances. If you are invited to a home or event, wearing red is highly recommended as it signifies joy and luck. When giving gifts, avoid sharp objects or clocks, as these can symbolize bad luck or death in Chinese culture. Instead, small tokens of appreciation or sweets are well-received. Always ask for permission before taking close-up photos of private religious or family ceremonies.

February is mid-summer in Mauritius, so visitors can expect warm and humid conditions with average temperatures ranging between 28°C and 30°C. While it is perfect beach weather, February is also part of the rainy season, so short, heavy tropical showers are common. If you plan to attend outdoor parades or lion dances, it is wise to pack light, breathable clothing and carry rain gear or an umbrella to stay comfortable during the celebrations.

Historical Dates

Chinese Spring Festival dates in Mauritius from 2010 to 2025

Year Day of Week Date
2025 Wednesday January 29, 2025
2024 Saturday February 10, 2024
2023 Sunday January 22, 2023
2022 Tuesday February 1, 2022
2021 Friday February 12, 2021
2020 Saturday January 25, 2020
2019 Tuesday February 5, 2019
2018 Friday February 16, 2018
2017 Saturday January 28, 2017
2016 Friday February 19, 2016
2015 Thursday February 19, 2015
2014 Wednesday February 19, 2014
2013 Tuesday February 19, 2013
2012 Sunday February 19, 2012
2011 Saturday February 19, 2011
2010 Friday February 19, 2010

Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.