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After they had taken Mauritius from the French during the Napoleonic Wars, the British tried to turn Mauritius Protestant during the 1840s and 1850s. [5] Another account states that Christianity was the first religion in the island country and is the religion for both the Creole and the White population, with more than 80 per cent being Sino ...
The holiday also falls on the Vernal Equinox . May 6. Martyrs' Day. عيد الشهداء. Jour des martyrs. Syrian and Lebanese national holiday commemorating the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha. November 1. All Saints' Day. عيد جميع القديسين.
All Souls' Day, also called The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, [2] is a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful departed, [3] observed by Christians on 2 November. [4] [5] Through prayer, intercessions, alms and visits to cemeteries, people commemorate the poor souls in purgatory and gain them indulgences .
Statue of Hindu Goddess Durga at Ganga Talao.. Mauritius is a religiously diverse nation, with Hinduism being the most widely professed faith. According to the 2011 census made by Statistics Mauritius, Hinduism is the major religion at 48.54%, followed by Christianity at 32.71% (with Catholicism as the largest Christian denomination at 26.26%), followed by Islam 17.30% and Buddhism 0.18% in ...
Non-denominational although 60% Protestant and 90% Christian. August 13: Independence Day: From France, 1960 August 15: Assumption Day: November 1: All Saints Day: December 1: National Day: Commemorates the anniversary of the Central African Republic becoming an autonomous territory within the French Community in 1958. December 25: Christmas ...
Commonwealth Day. Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations, held on the second Monday in March. While the date holds some official status in select member states of the Commonwealth, observances of the date are not uniform across the Commonwealth, and the date is not celebrated as a public holiday in most ...
Romanian Police Day and International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. 27 March. Day of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania. Celebrates the Union of Bessarabia with Romania . Last Sunday in March (March 31 in 2024) Earth Hour. Not a public holiday. First Sunday in April (April 7 in 2024) NATO Day.
19 June. Labour Day. Marks the labour uprising on 19 June 1937 which is generally recognised as the start of the modern trade union movement in Trinidad and Tobago. 1 August. Emancipation Day. Recognizing emancipation from slavery. The first country in the world to recognise the end of slavery in the British colonies.