Det sker i Yazd, Iran året igennem

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  19. feb. – 20. mar.Lukninger

  Restaurants close through the day and the old town is silent until sunset, when the alleys and the rooftop terraces fill. Hotels feed guests indoors on request. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Sadeh fire festival

  28. jan. – 2. feb.Lys & ild

  The Zoroastrian midwinter fire festival, lit at dusk outside the city at the end of January. Small, old and open to anyone who turns up, and cold enough to want to stand close. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Ramadan, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Ramadan (19. feb. – 20. mar.), Sadeh fire festival (28. jan. – 2. feb.)

Tætpakket — Ramadan, Nowruz

• Helligdag

  Nowruz

  18. mar. – 5. apr. · normaltNational helligdagTætpakketLukningerBook tidligt

  The new year fortnight brings Iranian families to the old town in numbers and fills every restored caravanserai hotel. Book months ahead or come a week either side. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ramadan (19. feb. – 20. mar.)

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Nowruz

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Nowruz (18. mar. – 5. apr. (normalt))

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

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Tætpakket — Muharram and the nakhl, Chak Chak pilgrimage

• Sæson

  Desert summer

  1. jun. – 10. sep. · normaltEkstrem varme

  The old town was built for this, with wind towers and shaded alleys, and it still only works before ten and after six. Rooftops in the evening are the point of a summer visit.

• Helligdag

  Muharram and the nakhl

  16.–25. jun.Muharram & ashuraLukninger

  Yazd marks Ashura with the nakhl, a huge wooden bier carried around the square at Amir Chakhmaq. The city closes for the day and the mourning nights run for a week before it. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Chak Chak pilgrimage

  14.–18. jun.PilgrimssæsonTætpakket

  Zoroastrians from Iran and abroad gather at the cliff shrine north of the city in the middle of June. The road out is busy for those few days and the site is closed to casual visits. Kilde ↗

Stille — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Desert summer (1. jun. – 10. sep. (normalt)), Muharram and the nakhl (16.–25. jun.)

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

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Desert summer (1. jun. – 10. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Mehregan (Autumn Festival), skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Pomegranate harvest

  20. sep. – 10. nov. · normalt

  The gardens around Yazd and up towards Taft come in through the autumn, and the markets fill with fruit, syrup and the dried herbs that go with it.

• Festival

  Mehregan (Autumn Festival)

  28. sep. – 8. okt. · normaltReligiøs højtidTætpakket

  An ancient Zoroastrian thanksgiving festival honouring Mithra, marked with ceremonies at Yazd's fire temples and gatherings among the city's Zoroastrian families, one of Iran's largest such communities. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Desert summer (1. jun. – 10. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Mehregan (Autumn Festival), skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Pomegranate harvest (20. sep. – 10. nov. (normalt)), Mehregan (Autumn Festival) (28. sep. – 8. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Pomegranate harvest (20. sep. – 10. nov. (normalt))

Stille — rejsende beskriver det som stille, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Yalda night

  19.–22. dec.Stor festival

  Families stay up through the year's longest night reading poetry and eating pomegranates and watermelon at a grandparent's house, a home-based tradition rather than a public spectacle. Kilde ↗