朝聖季:全世界逐月一覽
神殿、山口與山城擠滿朝聖者的那幾週:提早很久訂,或等結束再來。
SeasonMap 上有 26 個目的地,在每個月份內依舒適度分數排名——因為重點不只是季節何時登場,還有登場時值不值得專程跑一趟。
什麼時候登場
1月的朝聖季
- 寧平省 🇻🇳 越南Bai Dinh spring pilgrimage · 1月25日–3月31日(通常)From the new year to the third lunar month, coach after coach of Vietnamese pilgrims works up the enormous Bai Dinh complex.80
- 瓦爾卡拉 🇮🇳 印度Sivagiri pilgrimage · 12月30日–1月1日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
- 努沃勒埃利耶 🇱🇰 斯里蘭卡Adam's Peak pilgrimage season · 12月5日–5月10日(通常)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
2月的朝聖季
- 寧平省 🇻🇳 越南Bai Dinh spring pilgrimage · 1月25日–3月31日(通常)From the new year to the third lunar month, coach after coach of Vietnamese pilgrims works up the enormous Bai Dinh complex.84
- 努沃勒埃利耶 🇱🇰 斯里蘭卡Adam's Peak pilgrimage season · 12月5日–5月10日(通常)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
3月的朝聖季
- 努沃勒埃利耶 🇱🇰 斯里蘭卡Adam's Peak pilgrimage season · 12月5日–5月10日(通常)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
- 拉巴斯 🇧🇴 玻利維亞Holy Week walk to Copacabana · 3月18日–4月25日(通常)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
- 臺中市 🇹🇼 中華民國Dajia Mazu pilgrimage · 3月15日–4月30日(通常)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
- 寧平省 🇻🇳 越南Bai Dinh spring pilgrimage · 1月25日–3月31日(通常)From the new year to the third lunar month, coach after coach of Vietnamese pilgrims works up the enormous Bai Dinh complex.77
- 聖薩爾瓦多-德胡胡伊 🇦🇷 阿根廷Punta Corral pilgrimage · 3月10日–4月20日(通常)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
- 蒂爾卡拉 🇦🇷 阿根廷Punta Corral pilgrimage · 3月16日–4月21日(通常)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
4月的朝聖季
- 阿雷基帕 🇵🇪 秘魯Virgen de Chapi pilgrimage · 4月29日–5月3日Tens 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
- 拉巴斯 🇧🇴 玻利維亞Holy Week walk to Copacabana · 3月18日–4月25日(通常)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
- 盧森堡 🇱🇺 盧森堡Octave pilgrimage and Maertchen · 4月20日–5月25日(通常)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
- 聖薩爾瓦多-德胡胡伊 🇦🇷 阿根廷Punta Corral pilgrimage · 3月10日–4月20日(通常)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
- 里希盖什 🇮🇳 印度Char Dham yatra season · 4月19日–11月13日(通常)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
- 吉達 🇸🇦 沙烏地阿拉伯Hajj season · 4月20日–6月20日(通常)Millions arrive through the dedicated Hajj terminal in the weeks before Eid al-Adha and leave through it after.73
- 努沃勒埃利耶 🇱🇰 斯里蘭卡Adam's Peak pilgrimage season · 12月5日–5月10日(通常)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
- 蒂爾卡拉 🇦🇷 阿根廷Punta Corral pilgrimage · 3月16日–4月21日(通常)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
- 臺中市 🇹🇼 中華民國Dajia Mazu pilgrimage · 3月15日–4月30日(通常)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
- 麥地那 🇸🇦 沙烏地阿拉伯Hajj season · 4月25日–6月10日(通常)Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart.68
- 麥加 🇸🇦 沙烏地阿拉伯Hajj · 4月20日–6月20日(通常)Five days that move the whole city: Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, then the return.65
5月的朝聖季
- 阿雷基帕 🇵🇪 秘魯Virgen de Chapi pilgrimage · 4月29日–5月3日Tens 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
- 盧森堡 🇱🇺 盧森堡Octave pilgrimage and Maertchen · 4月20日–5月25日(通常)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
- 吉達 🇸🇦 沙烏地阿拉伯Hajj season · 4月20日–6月20日(通常)Millions arrive through the dedicated Hajj terminal in the weeks before Eid al-Adha and leave through it after.65
- 努沃勒埃利耶 🇱🇰 斯里蘭卡Adam's Peak pilgrimage season · 12月5日–5月10日(通常)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
- 里希盖什 🇮🇳 印度Char Dham yatra season · 4月19日–11月13日(通常)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
- 麥加 🇸🇦 沙烏地阿拉伯Hajj · 4月20日–6月20日(通常)Five days that move the whole city: Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, then the return.48
- 麥地那 🇸🇦 沙烏地阿拉伯Hajj season · 4月25日–6月10日(通常)Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart.46
6月的朝聖季
- 斯利那加 🇮🇳 印度Amarnath Yatra · 6月25日–8月20日(通常)Several hundred thousand pilgrims move through the valley over about six weeks.82
- 吉達 🇸🇦 沙烏地阿拉伯Hajj season · 4月20日–6月20日(通常)Millions arrive through the dedicated Hajj terminal in the weeks before Eid al-Adha and leave through it after.59
- 里希盖什 🇮🇳 印度Char Dham yatra season · 4月19日–11月13日(通常)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
- 亞茲德 🇮🇷 伊朗Chak Chak pilgrimage · 6月12–20日Zoroastrians from Iran and abroad gather at the cliff shrine north of the city in the middle of June.41
- 麥加 🇸🇦 沙烏地阿拉伯Hajj · 4月20日–6月20日(通常)Five days that move the whole city: Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, then the return.35
- 麥地那 🇸🇦 沙烏地阿拉伯Hajj season · 4月25日–6月10日(通常)Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart.26
7月的朝聖季
- 海地角 🇭🇹 海地Saint Jacques pilgrimage · 7月23–27日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
- 聖路易 🇸🇳 塞內加爾Grand Magal de Touba · 7月5日–8月20日(通常)Millions of Mourides travel to Touba for the Grand Magal, a public holiday that follows the Islamic calendar.70
- 聖荷西 🇨🇷 哥斯大黎加Romeria to Cartago · 7月25日–8月2日Hundreds of thousands walk from San Jose to the basilica of La Negrita in Cartago, most overnight on 1 August.64
- 斯利那加 🇮🇳 印度Amarnath Yatra · 6月25日–8月20日(通常)Several hundred thousand pilgrims move through the valley over about six weeks.55
- 里希盖什 🇮🇳 印度Char Dham yatra season · 4月19日–11月13日(通常)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
8月的朝聖季
- 布拉加 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Romaria de Sao Bento · 8月10–15日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
- 特內里費島 🇪🇸 西班牙Virgin of Candelaria pilgrimage · 8月14–15日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
- 塞爾丘克 🇹🇷 土耳其Meryemana Assumption Day · 8月14–15日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
- 聖路易 🇸🇳 塞內加爾Grand Magal de Touba · 7月5日–8月20日(通常)Millions of Mourides travel to Touba for the Grand Magal, a public holiday that follows the Islamic calendar.64
- 聖荷西 🇨🇷 哥斯大黎加Romeria to Cartago · 7月25日–8月2日Hundreds of thousands walk from San Jose to the basilica of La Negrita in Cartago, most overnight on 1 August.61
- 斯利那加 🇮🇳 印度Amarnath Yatra · 6月25日–8月20日(通常)Several hundred thousand pilgrims move through the valley over about six weeks.59
- 卡斯特罗 🇨🇱 智利Nazareno de Caguach · 8月28–30日(通常)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
- 里希盖什 🇮🇳 印度Char Dham yatra season · 4月19日–11月13日(通常)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
9月的朝聖季
- 凡城 🇹🇷 土耳其Akdamar Island liturgy · 9月7–21日(通常)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
- 路易港 🇲🇺 模里西斯Père Laval pilgrimage · 9月5–11日(通常)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
- 里希盖什 🇮🇳 印度Char Dham yatra season · 4月19日–11月13日(通常)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
10月的朝聖季
- 布加勒斯特 🇷🇴 羅馬尼亞Pilgrimage of Saint Demetrius · 10月20–28日(通常)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
- 里希盖什 🇮🇳 印度Char Dham yatra season · 4月19日–11月13日(通常)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
11月的朝聖季
12月的朝聖季
- 墨西哥城 🇲🇽 墨西哥Virgin of Guadalupe pilgrimage · 12月11–12日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
- 瓦爾卡拉 🇮🇳 印度Sivagiri pilgrimage · 12月30日–1月1日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
- 努沃勒埃利耶 🇱🇰 斯里蘭卡Adam's Peak pilgrimage season · 12月5日–5月10日(通常)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