Traditionally, many Mauritian families consider Christmas as a celebration for kids and young people and therefore tend to celebrate more on New Year instead.
Festivals add color and happiness to the lives of people. The times of festivals help people to meet their near and dear ones as well as exchange gifts with the close ones. Festivals in Mauritius are also known for the same purpose.
Bois Cheri tea estate, in the south of the island, grows black tea, which they then mix with Ceylon tea imported from Sri Lanka, and vanilla flavouring imported from South Africa (of all places), to produce a delicious black vanilla tea.