All you ever wanted to know about Mauritius, one of the most heavenly islands on Earth. (Presentation on a university society website, also presented in person previously.)

1. Info on Mauritius By T. Auckle Best viewed using internet explorer

9. Law and Order MOTTO: Salus Populi Suprema Lex esto: The Well Being of the People is the Supreme law . Small Island- Low rate of Criminality Well, efforts are on to truly make the island a paradise but who can boast of eradicating evil completely?

10. Culture and Religion Concept of the RAINBOW ISLAND – DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS LIVE TOGETHER IN COMPLETE HARMONY Main religions: Hinduism (52%), Islam, Christianity and a small community of Chinese.

11. Hinduism Mixture of Hindus, Tamils, Telegus, Bengalis, Marathis, Gujaratis, Punjabis

12. Main Festivals: Maha Shivaratri:

13. Pilgrimage to Grand bassin- the “Kanwar”

14. Deepavali or Divali– The Festival of Lights

16. Holi-the festival of colours

17. Cavadee-Celebrated by the Tamil Community

18. Islam Main Festivals celebrated: Eid-ul-Fitr, Bakr-Eid

19. Christianity The St Louis Cathedral, P. Louis

20. Chinese A mixture of Buddhism and Christianity, main festivals celebrated-Chinese Spring Festival

21. Mauritian Traditional Songs and Dance THE SEGA DANCE-

26. The Kestrel, the Pink Pigeon and the Echo Parakeet are birds which are endemic to the island and are on the UN list of endangered species. The Kestrel is the rarest bird of prey in the world.

27. The Pink Pigeon is the rarest pigeon in the whole world.

28. The Mauritius/Echo Parakeet is – as you’ve all surely guessed-the rarest parrot in the world! These birds are initially bred in captivity by the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation, then released in the Black River Gorge, home to the rare ebony trees and to more endemic plants.

29. Oceanic Bird: the White Tailed Tropic Bird, also known as the Paille-en-queue, is the emblem of the Mauritian national Airline.

30. The landscape