Happy St James' Day pilgrims all

[alansykes]

Wish I was in Santiago to celebrate it, but hope to be there in early December, so can't complain, and shall make a torta for supper tonight to mark the day.

 

[wayfarer]

Thank you Alan, same to you.

 

[Mike Savage]

Thank you. Happy St. James day to all of you too!

 

[peregrina2000]

Has anyone seen a video of the fireworks/cathedral light show? If so, post the link! Thanks, Laurie

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

I wish everybody a happy St.James day.

 

[AZgirl]

Happy st James to you, too! I shall also make a Santiago cake for dinner as well. I would love to see a video as well.

 

[Pelegrin]

Thank you. Today is day of Galicia too. (I forgot to eat some pulpo)

 

[Pelegrin]

Galicia is the only region in Spain that has a Saint as patron. The rest have Virgins: Covadonga (Asturias), Arantzazu(Basque Country), Pilar (Aragón), etc. And curiously the only relevant autochthonous Virgin in Galicia is A Peregrina in Pontevedra.

 

[alansykes]

The patron saint of Bizkaia and Guipuzkoa is Saint Ignacio de Loyola. Which btw he has his own Camino and it´s jubilee year this year as of July 31. The walk is from Loyola to Manresa.

I'm looking forward to doing a few days of St Ignatius' walk when I head up the Ebro this autumn.

Saint George (or Jordi) is patron of Catalonia, alongside the virgin of Montserrat. On St George's Day men are supposed to give women a rose, and women give men a book. I think the men get the best of the bargain.