- Time of past OR future Camino
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What a great souvenir; and as you carried it along the Primitivo perhaps it’s a lesson to those who agonise as to whether they should pack two pairs of underpants or three.I enjoy reading all these. Let me take this one step further. I must confess that I love walking on pilgrim paths wherever they are. To me, it's a connection to the past as well as religious experiences. And like pilgrims since time immemorial, I love bringing home mementos. I didn't find it at all odd that in archeological excavations at Jamestown, they discovered jet pendants from the camino. Why would we ever think that all those indentured original settlers were Anglican?
Perhaps my most extreme example of mementos resulted after we finished the Camino Salvador. At the cathedral, while I was not all that taken in by the reliquaries in the Santa Camara, I couldn't take my eyes off the statues on the wall in the anteroom, especially the statue of James and John. When we went to receive our Salvadorana, I noticed that they had a small version of the sculpture. I bought it and carried it in my backpack all the way to Santiago on the Camino Primitivo, which we started the next day. Somehow I felt an even stronger bond with peregrinos who had walked over the centuries.
When I got home, I couldn't help but admiring it and how it brought back memories of this wonderful dual pilgrimage route, the Salvador and the Primitivo. The statue now hangs prominently on the wall in our dining room. I love looking at it and it always draws conversation, allowing me not only to reminisce but to talk to those who have not walked a camino about this very special experience.
I have potted a Fisterra from Finnistere, a Muxianna from Muxia, Pedronia from Padron and a lovely certificate from the Church of St Francis in Santiago. As regards the credencial sello my fave is a wax impression with coloured ribbons from Padron, beautiful.On our first camino, we enjoyed getting stamps, but it was not an obsession. Then we met Taddeus, a larger than life Polish peregrino who wore a fur coat despite the heat and had a massive photo of John Paul II hanging in front of him in a heavy, wood frame. He was a fast walker, but we always caught up with him because he had to check everywhere for a sello. We chuckled, but on our second camino, we started to pay more attention to sellos and my wife accused me of "sello madness" for spending hours in the cathedral in Zaragosa chasing down what I had been told is one of the hardest sellos to score. I got it, although I had to listen to a 20 minute homily from the priest before he would stamp my Camino Ignaziano credencial.
While my case of "searching for sellos" does not reach obsession, I'm wondering if others suffer from this or know those who do. There must a medical term for this not-so-fatal attraction.
I must confess that as one who has walked a number of camino paths, I also can't resist getting a local credencial for each one. Some are truly beautiful, works of art.
And then there is compostella obsession. I refer to all certificates, not just THE compostella. My three favorites are the Salvadorana, obtained at the cathedral at the end of the Camino Salvador, the certificate in Manresa at the end of the long Camino Ignaciano and the certificate we received from the church of San Francesco in SdC during the 800th anniversary year commemorating the camino St. Francis performed.
I know I'm not alone. C'mon, confess. Are you obsessed, attracted, disinterested? If you are at least attracted, what are your favorites?
I think you may have conflated the Spanish word for "stamp" - SELLO, with cellophane tape. The latter is commonly marketed and referred to as "Scotch Tape," as the international leader in marketing this ubiquitous product is the 3M Company. Their logo is a Scotch plaid.I think the medical term may be sellotrophy in the early stages, followed by the sellotaped condition when you are totally bound up with it
Yea Tom, but he was doing word play humour!!I think you may have conflated the Spanish word for "stamp" - SELLO, with cellophane tape. The latter is commonly marketed and referred to as "Scotch Tape," as the international leader in marketing this ubiquitous product is the 3M Company. Their logo is a Scotch plaid.
According to Dr. Google, "sellotrophy" is not an English word. Interesting point you make though.
My original choice of words is based on combining the Spanish term "Sello" with the generic medical term (in English), mania, describing someone who approaches some activity in a manic or highly animated state.
Ironically, the Spanish word for mania is "manía." The only difference in spelling being the addition of the accent over the "í." So, technically, the correct phrase, in Spanish, to describe someone who collects multiple sellos in a manic manner would be "sellomanía."
It means the exact same thing in Spanish as it does in English. There lies the irony. I accidentally coined a good choice for the condition or behavior we are discussing. Go figure!
All said, I rather doubt the Spanish Institute in Madrid would bless this. Whatever, it works for Camino purposes.
I hope this helps the dialog.
Tom
Stamp Tramp: One who shamelessly solicits sellosOn our first camino, we enjoyed getting stamps, but it was not an obsession. Then we met Taddeus, a larger than life Polish peregrino who wore a fur coat despite the heat and had a massive photo of John Paul II hanging in front of him in a heavy, wood frame. He was a fast walker, but we always caught up with him because he had to check everywhere for a sello. We chuckled, but on our second camino, we started to pay more attention to sellos and my wife accused me of "sello madness" for spending hours in the cathedral in Zaragosa chasing down what I had been told is one of the hardest sellos to score. I got it, although I had to listen to a 20 minute homily from the priest before he would stamp my Camino Ignaziano credencial.
While my case of "searching for sellos" does not reach obsession, I'm wondering if others suffer from this or know those who do. There must a medical term for this not-so-fatal attraction.
I must confess that as one who has walked a number of camino paths, I also can't resist getting a local credencial for each one. Some are truly beautiful, works of art.
And then there is compostella obsession. I refer to all certificates, not just THE compostella. My three favorites are the Salvadorana, obtained at the cathedral at the end of the Camino Salvador, the certificate in Manresa at the end of the long Camino Ignaciano and the certificate we received from the church of San Francesco in SdC during the 800th anniversary year commemorating the camino St. Francis performed.
I know I'm not alone. C'mon, confess. Are you obsessed, attracted, disinterested? If you are at least attracted, what are your favorites?
I vote for the SELLOITISOn our first camino, we enjoyed getting stamps, but it was not an obsession. Then we met Taddeus, a larger than life Polish peregrino who wore a fur coat despite the heat and had a massive photo of John Paul II hanging in front of him in a heavy, wood frame. He was a fast walker, but we always caught up with him because he had to check everywhere for a sello. We chuckled, but on our second camino, we started to pay more attention to sellos and my wife accused me of "sello madness" for spending hours in the cathedral in Zaragosa chasing down what I had been told is one of the hardest sellos to score. I got it, although I had to listen to a 20 minute homily from the priest before he would stamp my Camino Ignaziano credencial.
While my case of "searching for sellos" does not reach obsession, I'm wondering if others suffer from this or know those who do. There must a medical term for this not-so-fatal attraction.
I must confess that as one who has walked a number of camino paths, I also can't resist getting a local credencial for each one. Some are truly beautiful, works of art.
And then there is compostella obsession. I refer to all certificates, not just THE compostella. My three favorites are the Salvadorana, obtained at the cathedral at the end of the Camino Salvador, the certificate in Manresa at the end of the long Camino Ignaciano and the certificate we received from the church of San Francesco in SdC during the 800th anniversary year commemorating the camino St. Francis performed.
I know I'm not alone. C'mon, confess. Are you obsessed, attracted, disinterested? If you are at least attracted, what are your favorites?
I am hopelessly and unashamedly addicted to the SELLOS and vote for the SELLOLITIS suggestion. Last May through mid-July, on the Camino Francés, I completely filled SEVEN of the SJPP credentials (70+ squares each) and had to get one of the much smaller Spanish ones in order to keep up the pace at the end. On a previous Camino, I had an entire SJPP credential unused, so I spent a day running around Santiago getting random stamps from albergues, hotels, churches, bars, restaurants, etc., and I completely filled IT as well.On our first camino, we enjoyed getting stamps, but it was not an obsession. Then we met Taddeus, a larger than life Polish peregrino who wore a fur coat despite the heat and had a massive photo of John Paul II hanging in front of him in a heavy, wood frame. He was a fast walker, but we always caught up with him because he had to check everywhere for a sello. We chuckled, but on our second camino, we started to pay more attention to sellos and my wife accused me of "sello madness" for spending hours in the cathedral in Zaragosa chasing down what I had been told is one of the hardest sellos to score. I got it, although I had to listen to a 20 minute homily from the priest before he would stamp my Camino Ignaziano credencial.
While my case of "searching for sellos" does not reach obsession, I'm wondering if others suffer from this or know those who do. There must a medical term for this not-so-fatal attraction.
I must confess that as one who has walked a number of camino paths, I also can't resist getting a local credencial for each one. Some are truly beautiful, works of art.
And then there is compostella obsession. I refer to all certificates, not just THE compostella. My three favorites are the Salvadorana, obtained at the cathedral at the end of the Camino Salvador, the certificate in Manresa at the end of the long Camino Ignaciano and the certificate we received from the church of San Francesco in SdC during the 800th anniversary year commemorating the camino St. Francis performed.
I know I'm not alone. C'mon, confess. Are you obsessed, attracted, disinterested? If you are at least attracted, what are your favorites?
And here are five more…..On our first camino, we enjoyed getting stamps, but it was not an obsession. Then we met Taddeus, a larger than life Polish peregrino who wore a fur coat despite the heat and had a massive photo of John Paul II hanging in front of him in a heavy, wood frame. He was a fast walker, but we always caught up with him because he had to check everywhere for a sello. We chuckled, but on our second camino, we started to pay more attention to sellos and my wife accused me of "sello madness" for spending hours in the cathedral in Zaragosa chasing down what I had been told is one of the hardest sellos to score. I got it, although I had to listen to a 20 minute homily from the priest before he would stamp my Camino Ignaziano credencial.
While my case of "searching for sellos" does not reach obsession, I'm wondering if others suffer from this or know those who do. There must a medical term for this not-so-fatal attraction.
I must confess that as one who has walked a number of camino paths, I also can't resist getting a local credencial for each one. Some are truly beautiful, works of art.
And then there is compostella obsession. I refer to all certificates, not just THE compostella. My three favorites are the Salvadorana, obtained at the cathedral at the end of the Camino Salvador, the certificate in Manresa at the end of the long Camino Ignaciano and the certificate we received from the church of San Francesco in SdC during the 800th anniversary year commemorating the camino St. Francis performed.
I know I'm not alone. C'mon, confess. Are you obsessed, attracted, disinterested? If you are at least attracted, what are your favorites?
On our first camino, we enjoyed getting stamps, but it was not an obsession. Then we met Taddeus, a larger than life Polish peregrino who wore a fur coat despite the heat and had a massive photo of John Paul II hanging in front of him in a heavy, wood frame. He was a fast walker, but we always caught up with him because he had to check everywhere for a sello. We chuckled, but on our second camino, we started to pay more attention to sellos and my wife accused me of "sello madness" for spending hours in the cathedral in Zaragosa chasing down what I had been told is one of the hardest sellos to score. I got it, although I had to listen to a 20 minute homily from the priest before he would stamp my Camino Ignaziano credencial.
While my case of "searching for sellos" does not reach obsession, I'm wondering if others suffer from this or know those who do. There must a medical term for this not-so-fatal attraction.
I must confess that as one who has walked a number of camino paths, I also can't resist getting a local credencial for each one. Some are truly beautiful, works of art.
And then there is compostella obsession. I refer to all certificates, not just THE compostella. My three favorites are the Salvadorana, obtained at the cathedral at the end of the Camino Salvador, the certificate in Manresa at the end of the long Camino Ignaciano and the certificate we received from the church of San Francesco in SdC during the 800th anniversary year commemorating the camino St. Francis performed.
I know I'm not alone. C'mon, confess. Are you obsessed, attracted, disinterested? If you are at least attracted, what are your favorites?
There I go, confusing my appreciation for very arid "Brit-wit."Yea Tom, but he was doing word play humour!!you Americans!
I sympathise. My mother once told me that I was born aged 40 and carried on ageing from there.Sorry, but I was born serious
I think you may have conflated the Spanish word for "stamp" - SELLO, with cellophane tape. The latter is commonly marketed and referred to as "Scotch Tape," as the international leader in marketing this ubiquitous product is the 3M Company. Their logo is a Scotch plaid.
According to Dr. Google, "sellotrophy" is not an English word. Interesting point you make though.
My original choice of words is based on combining the Spanish term "Sello" with the generic medical term (in English), mania, describing someone who approaches some activity in a manic or highly animated state.
Ironically, the Spanish word for mania is "manía." The only difference in spelling being the addition of the accent over the "í." So, technically, the correct phrase, in Spanish, to describe someone who collects multiple sellos in a manic manner would be "sellomanía."
It means the exact same thing in Spanish as it does in English. There lies the irony. I accidentally coined a good choice for the condition or behavior we are discussing. Go figure!
All said, I rather doubt the Spanish Institute in Madrid would bless this. Whatever, it works for Camino purposes.
I hope this helps the dialog.
Tom
Well at some point (last year IIRC it was) I said\typed "CELLO". That resulted in couple of interesting responsesYea Tom, but he was doing word play humour!!you Americans!
Well at some point (last year IIRC it was) I said\typed "CELLO". That resulted in couple of interesting responses
(YUP Us Americans - people who know that there is no 2nd "u" in humor)
I got a sello from every bar and albergue I visited. And from a few shops and tourist offices. But I put them in my diary instead of a credencial. I do that when off the Camino as well, though not quite every one, just ones that have a stamp or sticker available, are worth writing a comment about, and haven’t already been “remembered."While my case of "searching for sellos" does not reach obsession, I'm wondering if others suffer from this or know those who do.
I once took a quiz asking me for the names of things in various drawings. Afterward, I was told it was intended to estimate my age by what I called things. The estimate wasa 54—when I was sixteen years old!I sympathise. My mother once told me that I was born aged 40 and carried on ageing from there.
I agree! My credentials are a wonderful walk down memory lane!The sellos on my credential are the tangible record of my journey; they mean nothing to my family or anyone else i know!!!!!
But to me they are priceless; they confirm i did it not dream it
Mind you in my younger days i used to collect Cello's we had to move house
Now this is the real deal! double trouble! I love it, what a wonderful way of adding some colour to an already amazing book of history and recollection. Thank you for a great idea!I vote for the SELLOITIS
I am hopelessly and unashamedly addicted to the SELLOS and vote for the SELLOLITIS suggestion. Last May through mid-July, on the Camino Francés, I completely filled SEVEN of the SJPP credentials (70+ squares each) and had to get one of the much smaller Spanish ones in order to keep up the pace at the end. On a previous Camino, I had an entire SJPP credential unused, so I spent a day running around Santiago getting random stamps from albergues, hotels, churches, bars, restaurants, etc., and I completely filled IT as well.
My obsession WITHIN the obsession was to go to any open post office I could find, buy a picturesque postage stamp, Camino related if possible, paste it in my credential, and get it postmarked with the name of the city or town, as well as the date. Unfortunately, many of the smaller cities had very limited hours (a couple of hours) and, on weekends, of course, ALL post offices were closed. So, I missed many opportunities.
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Yes, we can! You English almost always add in unnecessary extra letters to words, such as favourite/favorite, humour/humor.True, and you folk can't spell aluminium either (or properly pronounce herb)
Although, technically “-itis” means “inflammation of”. “-osis” means presence of.Delightful terms...all of them. Sellophilia for the medical condition, selloitis, a sorta homonym for those who walk the camino to remind them of the cellulite they lost, …
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