scruffy1
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Holy Year from Pamplona 2010, SJPP 2011, Lisbon 2012, Le Puy 2013, Vezelay (partial watch this space!) 2014; 2015 Toulouse-Puenta la Reina (Arles)
I'm always a day late and a dollar short but I do sincerely wish you all a very happy holiday! Ah, but herein lies a problem. Which Christmas? Next week in Jerusalem, the Greeks celebrate Christmas, the Syrian Church here, the Eithiopians, the Armenians, the Copts, the Russians throw in Novy God all celebrate joyously, completely ignoring December 25 of course! So we usually we can witness several weeks of processions, celebrations parties, and decorations. Very colorful and moving - 300-400 African pilrims dressed tradionally and moving through the streets singing and praying as they go is quite a sight.Celebrations have been subdued this year obviously, very few pilgrims in Jerusalem or Bethlehem, far more in Nazarth. Those who did come were welcomed waremly and it was a beautiful day.