| Mauritius is a beautiful tropical island found in the Indian | | | | If it’s your first experience of a cyclone, you may |
| Ocean. Mauritius is famous around the world for its | | | | take a few snapshots or even record the chaos |
| climatic conditions as well as its numerous beaches | | | | outside from inside your room. |
| and hotels. The maximum temperature that can prevail | | | | Moreover, the native language spoken in Mauritius is |
| in Mauritius during the summer can reach around 33 | | | | called Creole. However, the official language of |
| degrees Celsius. As for winter, during the day, the | | | | Mauritius is English. English language and French |
| temperature can read around 20 degrees Celsius | | | | language are both taught in all the schools of Mauritius. |
| while in the night it may reach approximately 15 | | | | There are also some schools in Mauritius which teach |
| degrees Celsius. | | | | students Spanish or even German. French language is |
| For this reason, Mauritius receives tourists all year | | | | mostly spoken amongst Mauritians as Creole itself is a |
| round. People who come to Mauritius from cold parts | | | | derivation of the French language. So, in Mauritius, |
| of the world such as England and France, find the | | | | communication can be done at ease as most people |
| temperatures very favourable even during the winter. | | | | are bilingual. In addition to, the inhabitants of Mauritius all |
| Normally, Mauritius receives most of its visitors during | | | | stem from different cultural backgrounds. For this |
| the summer. During the summer, the sun shines hard | | | | reason, every ethnic group in Mauritius follows its own |
| over the island providing tourists with the sensation | | | | sets of beliefs and cultures. Nonetheless, every people |
| they had come looking for. Sometimes, tourists are | | | | in Mauritius respect each other and live in harmony. |
| unlucky to endure a cyclone during their vacations in | | | | When we talk about Mauritius, probably the first thing |
| Mauritius. Cyclones tend to affect Mauritius during the | | | | that springs to mind is the Sega. Sega is a music which |
| summer and they can be very nasty by completely | | | | dates back to the slavery times and can be |
| spoiling the holidays of one and many. | | | | considered as the traditional music of Mauritius. |
| Even after the passage of a cyclone in Mauritius, the | | | | Practically every people in Mauritius know how to |
| sea remains in a bad condition, certainly not suitable for | | | | dance the Sega and it is rarely missed during parties. |
| a dive. One should wait a couple of days before trying | | | | One of the greatest Sega singers of Mauritius is |
| to access the sea for swimming or diving. A cyclone | | | | known as Ti Frere, now deceased. Nowadays, Sega |
| can be recognized by high gusts of winds | | | | songs have become modern and have varied with |
| accompanied by heavy rainfall. So, if you are | | | | new singers taking the lead. Some traditional |
| unfortunate enough to be in Mauritius during this time, | | | | instruments have been kept to hold on to the tradition |
| you have to take the necessary precautions not to | | | | while the dance has remained practically the same. |
| venture outside and stay secured in your hotel or villa. | | | | |