Det sker i Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam året igennem

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Dry season

• Helligdag

  Tet

  14.–22. feb.Kinesisk nytårLukninger

  Half the city goes home to the provinces and the other half shuts for a week. Flights and buses sell out days ahead, and the empty streets are the one time Saigon is quiet. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Dry season (15. nov. – 30. apr.)

Tætpakket — Tet, Dry season

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Tet (14.–22. feb.), Dry season (15. nov. – 30. apr.)

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Dry season

• Festival

  Ao Dai Festival

  1.–31. mar. · normaltStor festival

  The city tourism department gives Nguyen Hue and the Nha Rong wharf over to ao dai parades and workshops for a few weeks in March, and office workers in District 1 wear one to work for it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Dry season (15. nov. – 30. apr.)

Travlt — mellem toppene, Hung Kings' Commemoration Day

• Helligdag

  Hung Kings' Commemoration Day

  5.–20. apr. · normaltNational helligdagTætpakketLukninger

  A public holiday on the tenth day of the third lunar month, usually mid-April. Offices shut, and in years when it lands near the end-of-April holidays the whole country takes one long break and the coast fills. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Reunification Day and May Day

  30. apr. – 1. majSkoleferieTætpakket

  Two public holidays run together, so the whole country moves at once. Domestic flights and coastal hotels are the first things to go. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Dry season (15. nov. – 30. apr.)

Travlt — mellem toppene, Reunification Day and May Day

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: Reunification Day and May Day (30. apr. – 1. maj)

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Southern Fruit Festival

• Festival

  Southern Fruit Festival

  1.–30. jun. · normaltMad- & drikkefestivalTætpakket

  Suoi Tien theme park in District 9 turns over to a market of the Mekong Delta's fruit harvest, with giant fruit sculptures and folk games, running since 2004. Kilde ↗

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Summer break i Vietnam

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Summer break i Vietnam

• Festival

  Vu Lan and the ghost month

  1. aug. – 5. sep. · normaltReligiøs højtid

  The seventh lunar month: pagodas in Cho Lon burn paper offerings, vegetarian stalls take over the food streets, and many Vietnamese put off buying a car, a house or a big trip until it is over. Kilde ↗

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, National Day

• Helligdag

  National Day

  1.–2. sep.National helligdagTætpakketLukninger

  Offices and government buildings close for two days and the city centre fills for the evening fireworks over the river. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Mid-Autumn Festival

  25. sep.Lys & ildTætpakket

  Luong Nhu Hoc street in District 5 turns into a wall of paper lanterns for a fortnight beforehand, and mooncakes appear on every corner. Kilde ↗

• Risiko

  Peak tide flooding

  15. sep. – 15. dec. · normaltOversvømmelsessæson

  The year's highest tides push the river back into District 7, Nha Be and Binh Chanh, usually around the new and full moons. Roads there flood for a couple of hours at a time. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Vu Lan and the ghost month (1. aug. – 5. sep. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — mellem toppene, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Mid-Autumn Festival (25. sep.), Peak tide flooding (15. sep. – 15. dec. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Dry season

• Sæson

  Dry season

  15. nov. – 30. apr.Tætpakket

  Six months with almost no rain, which is when the city is worth walking. It comes with dust and the traffic haze that goes with it.

Stadig i gang: Peak tide flooding (15. sep. – 15. dec. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Dry season

• Festival

  Ho Chi Minh City Marathon

  1.–10. dec. · normaltSportsbegivenhedTætpakketLukninger

  Around twenty thousand runners on a Sunday in early December, on closed streets through District 1 and along the riverfront. Le Duan and the roads by the cathedral shut well before dawn. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Peak tide flooding (15. sep. – 15. dec. (normalt)), Dry season (15. nov. – 30. apr.)