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The culture of Mauritius is a nice blend of culture of the Chinese, Indian, African , Creole and the Europeans. Every custom and tradition of Mauritius reflects this unique blend of potpourri of culture of the European as well as the Asian countries and civilizations.
In the culture of Mauritius there is unity in diversity. Here you would find the churches, mosques, temples and pagodas stay in common harmony. The people of Mauritius celebrate almost all the major festivals that are celebrated in most of the Asian and European countries. Thus here you would find celebration of typical Hindu festivals like Mahashivaratri, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi along with the Islamic festivals like Id-ul-Fitr and the Christian festivals like Christmas, New Year and what more even the Chinese New Year.
Another aspect of the culture of Mauritius is the language of Mauritius. When you are in a trip to Mauritius you can often hear Urdu, Tamil, Marathi and as well as Cantonese and Mandarin. The main medium of communication in Mauritius is however, Creole. This language emerged as a result of the interaction between the French settlers and the African slaves. This language however, never has a particular written format and English and French are the major languages of communication in this country.
The main music and dance form of Mauritius is Sega an important part of Mauritius’ culture. It is based on three instruments mainly the the ravanne, maravanne and the triangle. In this dance form the dancers wear colorful blouses and skirts with flower motifs. Bhojpuri music is also another form of music in Mauritius.
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