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rappahannock_rev said:
Curious date for a event that is said to have occurred in the depths of a snowy winter, eh?
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I've seen masses of snow on the O Cebreiro webcam at the end of April. Weather is pretty unpredictable. And if God can change bread and wine into physical flesh and blood He/She could probably manage a little local weather anomaly....
 
rappahannock_rev said:
Curious date for an event that is said to have occurred in the depths of a snowy winter, eh?
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On that basis, best not try to figure out why the nailed-on Christian festival dates coincide with many of their pagan precursors.

Maybe the original date clashed with a packed calendar of other local wintry miracles?

I have taken part in mass as the only attendee at O’Ceb. The priest worked around my (at that time) dodgy Spanish and found a multi-lingual missal. When I told him I was not Catholic, he just shrugged and we carried on. A great memory.
 
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rappahannock_rev said:
Curious date for a event that is said to have occurred in the depths of a snowy winter, eh?
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I think Bradypus is correct that the people want to celebrate the event and not reenact it. The linked website talks about people from across the region walking to O Cebreiro for the celebration, something that isn't necessarily advisable in mid-winter. There are no claims in the linked article that the celebration is on the same day of the year as the original miracle.
 
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simply B said:
I have to assume you had as much company on the Camino as I experienced back then. (Spoiler alert: Pretty close to zero)
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I was quite surprised - there were probably 15 - 20 pilgrims in the albergue the night I stayed. Similar number in a few of the albergues like Puente la Reina, Astorga and Rabanal. Winter walking seems to be growing in popularity.

PS: There were 50 arrivals today at the Santiago pilgrim office
 
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