Mauritius is un'incrocio of cultures and religions different ondte result of immigration from Europe, Africa, India and Cina.L 'Hinduism, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism are religions praticate.Percio 'there are many festivals that are celebrated throughout the year.
Maha Svivaratree This religious festival, held in February in honor of the god Shiva, is considered the most orthodox Hindus impotante.Dopo a night vigil, Hindu devotees go in procession to Grand Bassin, bringing a magnificent Kanwar, a bamboo structure leggerain decorated with white tissue paper, mirrors and images of Shiva. The pilgrims converge toward the river Ganga-Talao.Infatti according to the local religious tradition-the water of Ganga Talao would be in contact with that of the Ganges River in India and therefore 'held sacred.
Divali Divali, or festival of lights, is celebrated on a moonless night in October and November is a time of much celebration gioiosa.prima homes are thoroughly cleaned, you can buy clothes new for the children, prepare or buy sweets to offer to relatives and friends and small earthen lamps are placed in the home, on windowsills and cortili.Al sunset light bulbs that are used to guide the goddess of wealth and fortuna.Il message of Divali festival is the triumph of light over darkness and the victory of knowledge over ignorance and evil.
Père Laval Feast Every year on September 9 all the locals go in pilgrimage at the tomb of the Blessed Jacques Désiré Laval, "The Apostle of the Blacks" in St.Croix, Port Louis.Il popular fervor that surrounds the figure of Père Laval, to whom are attributed healing powers, is comparable to the pilgrimages leading the faithful in Lourdes.
Id-El-Fitr The festival of Id-El-Fitr celebrates the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting observed by mussulmani.Durante throughout the day to pray in mosques.
And Holi ', the Hindu festival of fire and color and lasts two giorni.Si is essentially a joyous celebration during which men and women sprinkling colored water.
Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is celebrated each year on a different day, because of the difference between the lunar calendar and the solare.Prima party will proceed to complete cleaning of casa.Il New Year's Day you can not use knives or forbici.Il or dominant color of the day is red, a symbol of felicità.Si bring offerings of food to make sure that the new year is abundant and are offered to friends and relatives sweet tradizionali.I firecrackers are burst to ward off evil spirits.
Cavadi is celebrated between January and February and the preparation for this festival lasts for as many as 10 giorni.I faithful in a trance, walk in carrying the heavy cavadee sign of penance, a large wooden arch covered Flowers two jugs of milk at the ends. During the procession not a single drop of milk must be versata.Il ritual involves acts of faith very "special": someone wearing irdi nails, who plunges needles into the flesh, in the language or bocca.L 'atmosphere because' is tense and full of emotion.
Ganesh Chaturthi Hindus celebrate the fourth day of the lunar month between August and September, perricordare the birth of Ganesha, the god of wisdom.