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Yes, it still means at least two sellos a day.Silly question, but taken literally if someone was ailing, or having no time restraints, and decided to walk the last portion in 10 days, or even 20 days, does that mean 20 or 40 stamps respectively, need to be collected for a Compostela?
Only two books @Kanga?I used two books but cut off the first page of the second book and glued it behind the first. So it just looked like one long book. No problems.
See https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/passport-stamp-requirement.10816/ where a poster says in May 2011: "When I completed my Camino from SJPP in 2009 [the pilgrim's] office warned me that from 2010 a pilgrim must obtain 2 stamps per day in their passport."
IOW, the concept of 2 stamps per day seems to be fairly old news. The idea behind it seems to be that it is an easily and quickly verifiable as well as reasonably reliable method to show that you walked the way. Other methods of providing credible evidence that you did walk as required are apparently also accepted. I am confident that the fictional pilgrim who decided to walk the last portion of 100 km in 20 days could show this credibly without 40+ sellos.
I met a lovely German guy Rob who humbled me when I talked about my Compostela . " I did this for myself not a piece of paper" and perhaps that is how we should all view it. It should be enough to make the journey and give thanks in the Cathedral and really nearly all the crowds on the last 120 are there for the piece of paper.This just came up on another thread. The rule is one thing, and the actual practice in the pilgrims' office may be something else. Many pilgrims report getting the compostela without having two stamps a day for the last 100 km. But, to be safe, if you want the compostela, no matter where you have started walking, you should get two stamps every day that you are walking, starting at the 100 km mark. Here's what the pilgrims' office website says:
https://oficinadelperegrino.com/en/pilgrimage/the-compostela/
- You must collect the stamps on the “Credencial del Peregrino” from the places you pass through to certify that you have been there. Stamps from churches, hostels, monasteries, cathedrals and all places related to the Way are preferred, but if not they can also be stamped in other institutions: town halls, cafés, etc. You have to stamp the Credencial twice a day at least on the last 100 km (for pilgrims on foot or on horseback) or on the last 200 km (for cyclists pilgrims).
What evidence do you have for this statement? If it is that the vast majority of those who walk the last 100km get their compostela, I would point out that you should make the same comparison for the long distance walkers. Most of those I have walked with over two pilgrimages on the CF and discussed this with intended to meet the formal requirements of the Cathedral, and to have that acknowledged by receiving the compostela.It should be enough to make the journey and give thanks in the Cathedral and really nearly all the crowds on the last 120 are there for the piece of paper.
I walked both in 2013and 2016 from SJPP to Santiago and only got one stamp/sello per day and got my compestella with no questions asked. My understanding is that the 2/day sello is only if one starts in Sarria or walks only the last 100 Kms.Since when are these 2 sellos obligatory for the last 100 kms? I did the Camino from Roncesvalles in 2009 and took just one sello a day, all the way to Santiago. I was with a large group of peregrinos, and this was never mentioned among us. I don't think anyone took 2 sellos the last 100 kms. We all got our Compostelas in the end. But this was seven years ago.
BP
for an assertion of fact, rather than... really nearly all the crowds on the last 120 are there for the piece of paper.
.it's only my opinion.
PS I think I should also mention that I have walked across the Sinai Desert also from the Dead Sea to Petra and across the Great Rift Valley none of which produce a certificate so hence my view on the achievement and not the piece of paper being ( for me at least ) the important thing.This could go back and forward so as I said this is my opinion formed by talking to many people who seem obsessed by stamps and certificates. You have a different view and I could just as easily ask why you think otherwise but I suspect we will never agree so I think we should agree to disagree.
This could go back and forward so as I said this is my opinion formed by talking to many people who seem obsessed by stamps and certificates. You have a different view and I could just as easily ask why you think otherwise but I suspect we will never agree so I think we should agree to disagree.
Richard, thank you for your reply. I think we will continue to differ about whether the camino is a Christian pilgrimage to the tomb of St James or just a long walk. I take the view that it is the former. As a result, I see that it is the destination that is important, and arrival there is the achievement.PS I think I should also mention that I have walked across the Sinai Desert also from the Dead Sea to Petra and across the Great Rift Valley none of which produce a certificate so hence my view on the achievement and not the piece of paper being ( for me at least ) the important thing.
@KangaIt is an interesting question but let us remember that the forum rules forbid discussions about religion. We do allow some leeway for personal experiences (this post for example) but these threads almost always end in acrimony.
So anyone who cares to answer, please take care. And no proselytising.