Hva som skjer i Kandy (Nuwara Eliya), Sri Lanka gjennom året

Toppsesong — Hill-country high season, Year-end break i Sri Lanka

• Regel

  Poya days

  1. jan – 31. desStengninger

  Every full moon is a civil holiday: shops shut and the sale of alcohol and meat is prohibited islandwide. There are thirteen or fourteen a year, and the temple is at its fullest on each of them. Kilde ↗

• Regel

  Temple of the Tooth entry rules

  1. jan – 31. desBestill tidlig

  Shoulders and knees covered, shoes and hats off at the gate, and white is what locals wear. The relic chamber opens only for the three daily pujas, and the queue for the evening one starts well before it. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Hill-country high season (15. des – 31. mar)

Toppsesong — Hill-country high season, February break i Sri Lanka

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Poya days (1. jan – 31. des), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1. jan – 31. des), Hill-country high season (15. des – 31. mar)

Toppsesong — Hill-country high season, February break i Sri Lanka

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Poya days (1. jan – 31. des), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1. jan – 31. des), Hill-country high season (15. des – 31. mar)

Toppsesong — Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Sinhala & Tamil New Year break i Sri Lanka

• Helligdag

  Sinhala and Tamil New Year

  13.–16. aprNasjonaldagStengningerMye folk

  The country stops for several days and families travel to be together. Trains and long-distance buses cannot be booked, shops close, and the temple gets a domestic crowd rather than a foreign one. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Poya days (1. jan – 31. des), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1. jan – 31. des)

Rolig — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Poya days (1. jan – 31. des), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1. jan – 31. des)

Travelt — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i juni.

Fortsatt på gang: Poya days (1. jan – 31. des), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1. jan – 31. des)

Travelt — Esala Perahera, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Esala Perahera

  15. jul – 25. aug · vanligvisReligiøs høytidMye folkBestill tidlig

  Ten nights of processions building to the Nikini full moon, with tuskers, whip-crackers, drummers and fire dancers on a route the town hands over entirely. Grandstand seats are sold and rooms go months ahead. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Poya days (1. jan – 31. des), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1. jan – 31. des)

Toppsesong — Esala Perahera, August break i Sri Lanka

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Poya days (1. jan – 31. des), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1. jan – 31. des), Esala Perahera (15. jul – 25. aug (vanligvis))

Travelt — August break i Sri Lanka, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Poya days (1. jan – 31. des), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1. jan – 31. des)

Rolig — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Poya days (1. jan – 31. des), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1. jan – 31. des)

Rolig — en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Poya days (1. jan – 31. des), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1. jan – 31. des)

Toppsesong — Hill-country high season, Year-end break i Sri Lanka

• Sesong

  Hill-country high season

  15. des – 31. marTørrsesongMye folk

  The driest stretch inland and the one the hill country is booked for. Kandy is the staging post, so the lake circuit, the trains up to Ella and the good rooms all fill at the same time.

Fortsatt på gang: Poya days (1. jan – 31. des), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1. jan – 31. des)