Saison des pèlerinages, mois par mois dans le monde
Les semaines où sanctuaires, cols et villes de montagne se remplissent de pèlerins : réserve longtemps à l’avance ou viens après.
26 destinations sur SeasonMap, classées dans chaque mois selon le score de confort — car la question n’est pas seulement de savoir où la saison bat son plein, mais si la météo vaut le voyage pendant ce temps.
Quand ça a lieu
Saison des pèlerinages en janvier
- Ninh Binh 🇻🇳 VietnamBai Dinh spring pilgrimage · 25 janv. – 31 mars (en général)From the new year to the third lunar month, coach after coach of Vietnamese pilgrims works up the enormous Bai Dinh complex.80
- Varkala 🇮🇳 IndeSivagiri pilgrimage · 30 déc. – 1 janv.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
- Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5 déc. – 10 mai (en général)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
Saison des pèlerinages en février
- Ninh Binh 🇻🇳 VietnamBai Dinh spring pilgrimage · 25 janv. – 31 mars (en général)From the new year to the third lunar month, coach after coach of Vietnamese pilgrims works up the enormous Bai Dinh complex.84
- Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5 déc. – 10 mai (en général)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
Saison des pèlerinages en mars
- Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5 déc. – 10 mai (en général)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
- La Paz 🇧🇴 BolivieHoly Week walk to Copacabana · 18 mars – 25 avr. (en général)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
- Taichung 🇹🇼 TaïwanDajia Mazu pilgrimage · 15 mars – 30 avr. (en général)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
- Ninh Binh 🇻🇳 VietnamBai Dinh spring pilgrimage · 25 janv. – 31 mars (en général)From the new year to the third lunar month, coach after coach of Vietnamese pilgrims works up the enormous Bai Dinh complex.77
- San Salvador de Jujuy 🇦🇷 ArgentinePunta Corral pilgrimage · 10 mars – 20 avr. (en général)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
- Tilcara 🇦🇷 ArgentinePunta Corral pilgrimage · 16 mars – 21 avr. (en général)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
Saison des pèlerinages en avril
- Arequipa 🇵🇪 PérouVirgen de Chapi pilgrimage · 29 avr. – 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
- La Paz 🇧🇴 BolivieHoly Week walk to Copacabana · 18 mars – 25 avr. (en général)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
- Luxembourg 🇱🇺 LuxembourgOctave pilgrimage and Maertchen · 20 avr. – 25 mai (en général)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
- San Salvador de Jujuy 🇦🇷 ArgentinePunta Corral pilgrimage · 10 mars – 20 avr. (en général)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
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndeChar Dham yatra season · 19 avr. – 13 nov. (en général)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
- Djeddah 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeHajj season · 20 avr. – 20 juin (en général)Millions arrive through the dedicated Hajj terminal in the weeks before Eid al-Adha and leave through it after.73
- Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5 déc. – 10 mai (en général)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
- Tilcara 🇦🇷 ArgentinePunta Corral pilgrimage · 16 mars – 21 avr. (en général)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
- Taichung 🇹🇼 TaïwanDajia Mazu pilgrimage · 15 mars – 30 avr. (en général)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
- Médine 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeHajj season · 25 avr. – 10 juin (en général)Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart.68
- La Mecque 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeHajj · 20 avr. – 20 juin (en général)Five days that move the whole city: Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, then the return.65
Saison des pèlerinages en mai
- Arequipa 🇵🇪 PérouVirgen de Chapi pilgrimage · 29 avr. – 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
- Luxembourg 🇱🇺 LuxembourgOctave pilgrimage and Maertchen · 20 avr. – 25 mai (en général)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
- Djeddah 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeHajj season · 20 avr. – 20 juin (en général)Millions arrive through the dedicated Hajj terminal in the weeks before Eid al-Adha and leave through it after.65
- Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5 déc. – 10 mai (en général)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
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndeChar Dham yatra season · 19 avr. – 13 nov. (en général)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
- La Mecque 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeHajj · 20 avr. – 20 juin (en général)Five days that move the whole city: Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, then the return.48
- Médine 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeHajj season · 25 avr. – 10 juin (en général)Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart.46
Saison des pèlerinages en juin
- Srinagar 🇮🇳 IndeAmarnath Yatra · 25 juin – 20 août (en général)Several hundred thousand pilgrims move through the valley over about six weeks.82
- Djeddah 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeHajj season · 20 avr. – 20 juin (en général)Millions arrive through the dedicated Hajj terminal in the weeks before Eid al-Adha and leave through it after.59
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndeChar Dham yatra season · 19 avr. – 13 nov. (en général)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
- Yazd 🇮🇷 IranChak Chak pilgrimage · 12–20 juinZoroastrians from Iran and abroad gather at the cliff shrine north of the city in the middle of June.41
- La Mecque 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeHajj · 20 avr. – 20 juin (en général)Five days that move the whole city: Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, then the return.35
- Médine 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeHajj season · 25 avr. – 10 juin (en général)Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart.26
Saison des pèlerinages en juillet
- Cap-Haïtien 🇭🇹 HaïtiSaint Jacques pilgrimage · 23–27 juil.Thousands 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
- Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SénégalGrand Magal de Touba · 5 juil. – 20 août (en général)Millions of Mourides travel to Touba for the Grand Magal, a public holiday that follows the Islamic calendar.70
- San José 🇨🇷 Costa RicaRomeria to Cartago · 25 juil. – 2 aoûtHundreds of thousands walk from San Jose to the basilica of La Negrita in Cartago, most overnight on 1 August.64
- Srinagar 🇮🇳 IndeAmarnath Yatra · 25 juin – 20 août (en général)Several hundred thousand pilgrims move through the valley over about six weeks.55
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndeChar Dham yatra season · 19 avr. – 13 nov. (en général)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
Saison des pèlerinages en août
- Braga 🇵🇹 PortugalRomaria de Sao Bento · 10–15 aoûtPortugal's second most visited sanctuary, above the Caniçada reservoir in Geres, draws huge crowds of pilgrims, many of them emigrants home for August.89
- Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneVirgin of Candelaria pilgrimage · 14–15 aoûtThousands walk overnight to the basilica at Candelaria for 15 August, the patron of the Canaries, arriving on foot from all over the island.82
- Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurquieMeryemana Assumption Day · 14–15 aoûtCatholic 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
- Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SénégalGrand Magal de Touba · 5 juil. – 20 août (en général)Millions of Mourides travel to Touba for the Grand Magal, a public holiday that follows the Islamic calendar.64
- San José 🇨🇷 Costa RicaRomeria to Cartago · 25 juil. – 2 aoûtHundreds of thousands walk from San Jose to the basilica of La Negrita in Cartago, most overnight on 1 August.61
- Srinagar 🇮🇳 IndeAmarnath Yatra · 25 juin – 20 août (en général)Several hundred thousand pilgrims move through the valley over about six weeks.59
- Castro 🇨🇱 ChiliNazareno de Caguach · 28–30 août (en général)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
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndeChar Dham yatra season · 19 avr. – 13 nov. (en général)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
Saison des pèlerinages en septembre
- Van 🇹🇷 TurquieAkdamar Island liturgy · 7–21 sept. (en général)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
- Port-Louis 🇲🇺 MauricePère Laval pilgrimage · 5–11 sept. (en général)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
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndeChar Dham yatra season · 19 avr. – 13 nov. (en général)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
Saison des pèlerinages en octobre
- Bucarest 🇷🇴 RoumaniePilgrimage of Saint Demetrius · 20–28 oct. (en général)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
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndeChar Dham yatra season · 19 avr. – 13 nov. (en général)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
Saison des pèlerinages en novembre
Saison des pèlerinages en décembre
- Mexico 🇲🇽 MexiqueVirgin of Guadalupe pilgrimage · 11–12 déc.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
- Varkala 🇮🇳 IndeSivagiri pilgrimage · 30 déc. – 1 janv.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
- Nuwara Eliya 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAdam's Peak pilgrimage season · 5 déc. – 10 mai (en général)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