Pilgersaison – Monat für Monat rund um die Welt

Die Wochen, in denen sich Heiligtümer, Pässe und Bergorte mit Pilgern füllen: lange im Voraus buchen oder danach kommen.

26 Reiseziele auf SeasonMap, innerhalb jedes Monats nach Komfort-Score gerankt – denn es geht nicht nur darum, wo die Saison läuft, sondern auch darum, ob sich das Wetter währenddessen lohnt.

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Zahl der Reiseziele mit Pilgersaison in diesem Monat. Die Zeitfenster verschieben sich jedes Jahr etwas.

Pilgersaison im Januar

  1. Ninh Bình 🇻🇳 VietnamBai Dinh spring pilgrimage · 25. Jan. – 31. März (meist)From the new year to the third lunar month, coach after coach of Vietnamese pilgrims works up the enormous Bai Dinh complex.80
  2. Varkala 🇮🇳 IndienSivagiri pilgrimage · 30. Dez. – 1. Jan.Thousands of pilgrims in yellow walk up to the Sivagiri Mutt over three days at the turn of the year, for the guru who preached one caste and one religion.77
  3. Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5. Dez. – 10. Mai (meist)From the December poya to Vesak the steps up Sri Pada are lit and the tea stalls on them are open, and pilgrims climb through the night.76

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Pilgersaison im Februar

  1. Ninh Bình 🇻🇳 VietnamBai Dinh spring pilgrimage · 25. Jan. – 31. März (meist)From the new year to the third lunar month, coach after coach of Vietnamese pilgrims works up the enormous Bai Dinh complex.84
  2. Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5. Dez. – 10. Mai (meist)From the December poya to Vesak the steps up Sri Pada are lit and the tea stalls on them are open, and pilgrims climb through the night.83

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Pilgersaison im März

  1. Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5. Dez. – 10. Mai (meist)From the December poya to Vesak the steps up Sri Pada are lit and the tea stalls on them are open, and pilgrims climb through the night.82
  2. La Paz 🇧🇴 BolivienHoly Week walk to Copacabana · 18. März – 25. Apr. (meist)Thousands of pilgrims set out from La Paz and El Alto on Holy Wednesday to walk about 140 km to the shrine on Lake Titicaca by Good Friday.80
  3. Taichung 🇹🇼 Republik ChinaDajia Mazu pilgrimage · 15. März – 30. Apr. (meist)Nine days and several hundred kilometres on foot behind a palanquin, starting from the temple at Dajia on a date divined a month earlier.80
  4. Ninh Bình 🇻🇳 VietnamBai Dinh spring pilgrimage · 25. Jan. – 31. März (meist)From the new year to the third lunar month, coach after coach of Vietnamese pilgrims works up the enormous Bai Dinh complex.77
  5. San Salvador de Jujuy 🇦🇷 ArgentinienPunta Corral pilgrimage · 10. März – 20. Apr. (meist)In the week before Easter, tens of thousands climb to the mountain shrine above Tumbaya and Tilcara and walk the Virgin down with brass bands; she reaches Tumbaya on Palm Sunday and Tilcara on Holy Wednesday.74
  6. Tilcara 🇦🇷 ArgentinienPunta Corral pilgrimage · 16. März – 21. Apr. (meist)In Holy Week thousands climb from Tilcara to the Virgin's sanctuary in the high pass, led by sikuri bands of cane flutes and drums, and bring her down into town on the Wednesday to a packed plaza.63

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Pilgersaison im April

  1. Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruVirgen de Chapi pilgrimage · 29. Apr. – 3. MaiTens of thousands walk the desert road to the sanctuary at Chapi through the night of 30 April, many of them the whole 45 km from the city.88
  2. La Paz 🇧🇴 BolivienHoly Week walk to Copacabana · 18. März – 25. Apr. (meist)Thousands of pilgrims set out from La Paz and El Alto on Holy Wednesday to walk about 140 km to the shrine on Lake Titicaca by Good Friday.84
  3. Luxemburg 🇱🇺 LuxemburgOctave pilgrimage and Maertchen · 20. Apr. – 25. Mai (meist)A fortnight of pilgrimage to the cathedral in spring, with a food and trinket market taking over Place Guillaume for the duration and a closing procession through the streets.76
  4. San Salvador de Jujuy 🇦🇷 ArgentinienPunta Corral pilgrimage · 10. März – 20. Apr. (meist)In the week before Easter, tens of thousands climb to the mountain shrine above Tumbaya and Tilcara and walk the Virgin down with brass bands; she reaches Tumbaya on Palm Sunday and Tilcara on Holy Wednesday.74
  5. Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndienChar Dham yatra season · 19. Apr. – 13. Nov. (meist)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.73
  6. Dschidda 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabienHajj season · 20. Apr. – 20. Juni (meist)Millions arrive through the dedicated Hajj terminal in the weeks before Eid al-Adha and leave through it after.73
  7. Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5. Dez. – 10. Mai (meist)From the December poya to Vesak the steps up Sri Pada are lit and the tea stalls on them are open, and pilgrims climb through the night.73
  8. Tilcara 🇦🇷 ArgentinienPunta Corral pilgrimage · 16. März – 21. Apr. (meist)In Holy Week thousands climb from Tilcara to the Virgin's sanctuary in the high pass, led by sikuri bands of cane flutes and drums, and bring her down into town on the Wednesday to a packed plaza.71
  9. Taichung 🇹🇼 Republik ChinaDajia Mazu pilgrimage · 15. März – 30. Apr. (meist)Nine days and several hundred kilometres on foot behind a palanquin, starting from the temple at Dajia on a date divined a month earlier.70
  10. Medina 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabienHajj season · 25. Apr. – 10. Juni (meist)Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart.68
  11. Mekka 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabienHajj · 20. Apr. – 20. Juni (meist)Five days that move the whole city: Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, then the return.65

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Pilgersaison im Mai

  1. Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruVirgen de Chapi pilgrimage · 29. Apr. – 3. MaiTens of thousands walk the desert road to the sanctuary at Chapi through the night of 30 April, many of them the whole 45 km from the city.95
  2. Luxemburg 🇱🇺 LuxemburgOctave pilgrimage and Maertchen · 20. Apr. – 25. Mai (meist)A fortnight of pilgrimage to the cathedral in spring, with a food and trinket market taking over Place Guillaume for the duration and a closing procession through the streets.81
  3. Dschidda 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabienHajj season · 20. Apr. – 20. Juni (meist)Millions arrive through the dedicated Hajj terminal in the weeks before Eid al-Adha and leave through it after.65
  4. Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5. Dez. – 10. Mai (meist)From the December poya to Vesak the steps up Sri Pada are lit and the tea stalls on them are open, and pilgrims climb through the night.63
  5. Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndienChar Dham yatra season · 19. Apr. – 13. Nov. (meist)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.61
  6. Mekka 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabienHajj · 20. Apr. – 20. Juni (meist)Five days that move the whole city: Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, then the return.48
  7. Medina 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabienHajj season · 25. Apr. – 10. Juni (meist)Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart.46

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Pilgersaison im Juni

  1. Srinagar 🇮🇳 IndienAmarnath Yatra · 25. Juni – 20. Aug. (meist)Several hundred thousand pilgrims move through the valley over about six weeks.82
  2. Dschidda 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabienHajj season · 20. Apr. – 20. Juni (meist)Millions arrive through the dedicated Hajj terminal in the weeks before Eid al-Adha and leave through it after.59
  3. Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndienChar Dham yatra season · 19. Apr. – 13. Nov. (meist)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.51
  4. Yazd 🇮🇷 IranChak Chak pilgrimage · 12.–20. JuniZoroastrians from Iran and abroad gather at the cliff shrine north of the city in the middle of June.41
  5. Mekka 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabienHajj · 20. Apr. – 20. Juni (meist)Five days that move the whole city: Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, then the return.35
  6. Medina 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabienHajj season · 25. Apr. – 10. Juni (meist)Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart.26

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Pilgersaison im Juli

  1. Cap-Haïtien 🇭🇹 HaitiSaint Jacques pilgrimage · 23.–27. JuliThousands walk out to Plaine-du-Nord, half an hour from town, to go into the mud basin for Ogou on Saint James's day, then on to the sea at Limonade.71
  2. Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalGrand Magal de Touba · 5. Juli – 20. Aug. (meist)Millions of Mourides travel to Touba for the Grand Magal, a public holiday that follows the Islamic calendar.70
  3. San José 🇨🇷 Costa RicaRomeria to Cartago · 25. Juli – 2. Aug.Hundreds of thousands walk from San Jose to the basilica of La Negrita in Cartago, most overnight on 1 August.64
  4. Srinagar 🇮🇳 IndienAmarnath Yatra · 25. Juni – 20. Aug. (meist)Several hundred thousand pilgrims move through the valley over about six weeks.55
  5. Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndienChar Dham yatra season · 19. Apr. – 13. Nov. (meist)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.37

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Pilgersaison im August

  1. Braga 🇵🇹 PortugalRomaria de Sao Bento · 10.–15. Aug.Portugal's second most visited sanctuary, above the Caniçada reservoir in Geres, draws huge crowds of pilgrims, many of them emigrants home for August.89
  2. Teneriffa 🇪🇸 SpanienVirgin of Candelaria pilgrimage · 14.–15. Aug.Thousands walk overnight to the basilica at Candelaria for 15 August, the patron of the Canaries, arriving on foot from all over the island.82
  3. Selçuk 🇹🇷 TürkeiMeryemana Assumption Day · 14.–15. Aug.Catholic pilgrims gather at the House of the Virgin Mary above Ephesus for a vigil on the evening of 14 August and a Mass the next morning marking the Assumption, the site's biggest day of the year.76
  4. Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalGrand Magal de Touba · 5. Juli – 20. Aug. (meist)Millions of Mourides travel to Touba for the Grand Magal, a public holiday that follows the Islamic calendar.64
  5. San José 🇨🇷 Costa RicaRomeria to Cartago · 25. Juli – 2. Aug.Hundreds of thousands walk from San Jose to the basilica of La Negrita in Cartago, most overnight on 1 August.61
  6. Srinagar 🇮🇳 IndienAmarnath Yatra · 25. Juni – 20. Aug. (meist)Several hundred thousand pilgrims move through the valley over about six weeks.59
  7. Castro 🇨🇱 ChileNazareno de Caguach · 28.–30. Aug. (meist)Thousands of Chilotes sail to the tiny island of Caguach, hours by boat east of Castro, for the feast of Jesús Nazareno on 30 August.56
  8. Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndienChar Dham yatra season · 19. Apr. – 13. Nov. (meist)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.39

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Pilgersaison im September

  1. Van 🇹🇷 TürkeiAkdamar Island liturgy · 7.–21. Sep. (meist)The tenth-century Holy Cross Church on Akdamar Island holds its one Armenian liturgy of the year on the Sunday after the Feast of the Holy Cross, drawing pilgrims and press for a single afternoon before the building reverts to a museum for the rest of the year.95
  2. Port Louis 🇲🇺 MauritiusPère Laval pilgrimage · 5.–11. Sep. (meist)Tens of thousands walk to the shrine at Sainte-Croix on the northern edge of the city through the night of the 8th and into the 9th.86
  3. Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndienChar Dham yatra season · 19. Apr. – 13. Nov. (meist)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.54

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Pilgersaison im Oktober

  1. Bukarest 🇷🇴 RumänienPilgrimage of Saint Demetrius · 20.–28. Okt. (meist)For the week before 27 October, the feast of the city's patron saint, pilgrims from across Romania queue for hours on Patriarchal Hill to venerate his relics.77
  2. Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndienChar Dham yatra season · 19. Apr. – 13. Nov. (meist)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.75

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Pilgersaison im November

  1. Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndienChar Dham yatra season · 19. Apr. – 13. Nov. (meist)The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from.87

Was ist los weltweit im November →

Pilgersaison im Dezember

  1. Mexiko-Stadt 🇲🇽 MexikoVirgin of Guadalupe pilgrimage · 11.–12. Dez.Around ten million people reach the basilica in the north of the city over two days, many of them walking in from other states.92
  2. Varkala 🇮🇳 IndienSivagiri pilgrimage · 30. Dez. – 1. Jan.Thousands of pilgrims in yellow walk up to the Sivagiri Mutt over three days at the turn of the year, for the guru who preached one caste and one religion.73
  3. Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5. Dez. – 10. Mai (meist)From the December poya to Vesak the steps up Sri Pada are lit and the tea stalls on them are open, and pilgrims climb through the night.72

Was ist los weltweit im Dezember →

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