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JUNE 2005,
Pilgrims who declared purely religious motives: 5,068;
religious and cultural purposes , 6,660;
non-religious reasons, 884.
JULY 2005
Pilgrims with purely religious motives, 7,518;
religious and cultural purposes, 9,527;
non-religious reasons, 1,750.
AUGUST 2005.
Pilgrims with purely religious motives, 9,410;
religious and cultural purposes, 12,929;
non-religious reasons, 2,466.
I should like to remind you that these numbers represent ONLY those
pilgrims who sought, and obtained the Compostela; those receiving the
Certificate are not included.
sax said:I have heard a lot of people saying that 99% of the time the walk is done for religious reasons. I guess that makes me one in a hundred - I am planning on doing the camino because I love Spain, long-distance walking, and cheap accomodation.
I don't want to be drawn into a debate or offend anyone. If someone asks me what religion I am, should I just say Anglican? Or are people more accepting of those with no faith?
John P. said:OOPS! - Sorry Sax - my comment about talking "politics" & the "nickname" had to do with "Kerryman" - not Sax
John P.
xm said:Many people at Santiago's Pilgrim Office say that they walked the Caminos for religious reasons in order to get a hassle-free Compostela, which is their business
"spiritual" and "religious" are far apart.
compassion and kindness. Hmm...these should be added to the Oficina del Peregrino's interview process
Minkey said:The main difference at the moment is the Compostela at the end.
Minkey said:Yep, precisely what I meant, yep.
xm said:Lucky u, mika.
(The Camino) ... a modern version of the Canterbury Tales!
Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote
And bathed every veyne in swich licour,
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth
Inspired hath in every holt and heeth
The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne
Hath in the Ram his halfe cours yronne,
And smale foweles maken melodye,
That slepen al the nyght with open eye-
(So priketh hem Nature in hir corages);
Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages
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