Det sker i Mawlamyine, Myanmar året igennem

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Mon National Day

• Helligdag

  Mon National Day

  15. jan. – 25. feb. · normaltNational helligdagTætpakket

  The Mon people mark the founding of their last kingdom the day after the Tabodwe full moon, and Mawlamyine, as the Mon State capital, hosts the central ceremony. Expect dance troupes, traditional dress and literature prizes rather than a street party. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Golden Rock pilgrimage season (1. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Mon National Day, Golden Rock pilgrimage season

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Mon National Day (15. jan. – 25. feb. (normalt)), Golden Rock pilgrimage season (1. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Golden Rock pilgrimage season, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Golden Rock pilgrimage season (1. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Thingyan water festival, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Thingyan water festival

  13.–17. apr.Vandfestival-nytårLukninger

  Four days of water thrown from the roadside with the buses, banks and most kitchens shut behind it. The Golden Rock road is the exception, and it is heaving. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Kason full moon

  25. apr. – 25. maj · normaltReligiøs højtid

  Buddha's day in the hottest weeks: families carry water up to Kyaikthanlan and the other hilltop pagodas to pour on the bodhi trees, and the monasteries are busy from dawn. Kilde ↗

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: Kason full moon (25. apr. – 25. maj (normalt))

Travlt — Waso full moon and Buddhist Lent, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Waso full moon and Buddhist Lent

  25. jun. – 31. jul. · normaltReligiøs højtid

  The full moon of Waso opens the three-month Buddhist Lent with robe offerings at every monastery. Weddings and big festivities pause until Thadingyut, and monks stay put. Kilde ↗

Stille — rejsende beskriver det som stille, Waso full moon and Buddhist Lent

• Risiko

  Monsoon floods

  1. jul. – 31. aug. · normaltOversvømmelsessæson

  The peak of the monsoon regularly floods low wards, stretches of National Road 8 toward Mudon and Ye, and the rail line north to Bago, so overland travel can stall for a day or two. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Waso full moon and Buddhist Lent (25. jun. – 31. jul. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Monsoon floods (1. jul. – 31. aug. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Festival

  Thadingyut festival of lights

  1.–31. okt. · normaltLys & ild

  Candles and strings of bulbs on every house and monastery for the full moon that ends the Buddhist Lent, and a river town that is worth walking after dark for a change. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Golden Rock pilgrimage season

• Sæson

  Golden Rock pilgrimage season

  1. nov. – 31. mar. · normaltVandresæsonTætpakketBook tidligt

  The months the pilgrims come to the boulder north of here in numbers, sleeping on the platform in the cold. Truck seats up the mountain and beds at Kinpun both go early in this stretch. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Golden Rock pilgrimage season, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Golden Rock pilgrimage season (1. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))