Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Manilla, Filipijnen

Topdrukte — Feast of the Black Nazarene, Chinese New Year in Binondo

• Festival

  Feast of the Black Nazarene

  9 janReligieus feestDrukSluitingen

  Millions of barefoot devotees pull the image through Quiapo in a procession that takes most of a day and sometimes into the night. Central roads close, phone signal is cut, and schools shut. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Chinese New Year in Binondo

  20 jan – 25 feb · meestalChinees nieuwjaarDruk

  The oldest Chinatown in the world does dragon dances down Ongpin and closes the streets to traffic for the day. It is a public holiday, so the rest of the city is quiet. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Amihan, the cool dry months (1 dec – 28 feb (meestal)), New Year's Eve firecrackers (31 dec – 1 jan)

Druk — Chinese New Year in Binondo, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Chinese New Year in Binondo (20 jan – 25 feb (meestal)), Amihan, the cool dry months (1 dec – 28 feb (meestal))

Druk — Holy Week, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Holy Week

  20 mrt – 20 apr · meestalSluitingenBoek vroeg

  Manila empties: the ports and terminals are chaos for two days and then the roads are the emptiest they get all year. Almost everything closes from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Holy Week, End-of-school-year break in Filipijnen

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Holy Week (20 mrt – 20 apr (meestal))

Druk — End-of-school-year break in Filipijnen, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — End-of-school-year break in Filipijnen, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Habagat and street flooding

  1 jun – 15 okt · meestalOverstromingsseizoen

  The southwest monsoon puts water across España and the low parts of Manila several times a season, and the city calls off work and school when it does. It clears in hours, not days.

• Risico

  Typhoon season

  1 jun – 30 nov · meestal

  Luzon takes the storms that cross from the Pacific, and it is the rain rather than the wind that stops the capital. Flights are cancelled a day ahead when a signal goes up. Bron ↗

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Habagat and street flooding (1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), Typhoon season (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Habagat and street flooding (1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), Typhoon season (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — The Ber months, Term 1 wellness break in Filipijnen

• Feestdag

  The Ber months

  1 sep – 25 dec · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Carols in the malls from the first of September and four months of it. December adds Simbang Gabi dawn masses, office parties and the worst traffic of the year. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Habagat and street flooding (1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), Typhoon season (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — The Ber months, Undas

• Feestdag

  Undas

  29 okt – 2 novSchoolvakantiesDrukSluitingen

  Families camp overnight in the cemeteries for All Saints' and All Souls', and the rest of the country goes home for it. Provincial bus terminals are the worst crush of the year. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Habagat and street flooding (1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), Typhoon season (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal)), The Ber months (1 sep – 25 dec (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, The Ber months

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Typhoon season (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal)), The Ber months (1 sep – 25 dec (meestal)), Undas (29 okt – 2 nov)

Topdrukte — The Ber months, New Year's Eve firecrackers

• Seizoen

  Amihan, the cool dry months

  1 dec – 28 feb · meestalDroog seizoen

  The one stretch when walking Intramuros in the middle of the day is reasonable and the floods are months away. It is also when the city is at its most booked.

• Feestdag

  New Year's Eve firecrackers

  31 dec – 1 janNationale feestdagDrukRisicoSluitingen

  Midnight is deafening and the smoke over the city takes most of the next morning to thin out. Hospitals run a running injury count, and almost nothing opens on 1 January. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: The Ber months (1 sep – 25 dec (meestal))