Nikolaus
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- 1989 Camino Francés
2019 - ? St Olav Way (Dortmund > Trondheim) in stages
2021 The Aachen Pilgrimage
... forking from my Hello! thread...
The next Aachen Pilgrimage will take place from June 18th - 28th, 2021.
On occasion of the consecration of Aachen cathedral about 800 AD, Charlemagne received cloth relics from Jerusalem as a gift; since the 13th century, they are kept in St Mary's Shrine in the cathedral. The shrine is opened up every seven years and the relics are shown to the public for 10 days. This tradition is alive until today; 2014, about 120.000 pilgrims travelled to Aachen during the Aachen Pilgrimage.
The four relics are: St Mary's dress; Jesus' swaddling clothes ; the decapitation cloth of John the Baptist; and the loin cloth of Jesus from the day of crucifixion. There are daily pilgrim masses (mostly open-air) during which the relics are shown, night prayers and a cultural programme during these days. They are a very important event for the city and it's church. On the homepage, there is a short introduction video.
This is a thread for all information about it and for all interested or planning to be in Aachen next year.
The next Aachen Pilgrimage will take place from June 18th - 28th, 2021.
On occasion of the consecration of Aachen cathedral about 800 AD, Charlemagne received cloth relics from Jerusalem as a gift; since the 13th century, they are kept in St Mary's Shrine in the cathedral. The shrine is opened up every seven years and the relics are shown to the public for 10 days. This tradition is alive until today; 2014, about 120.000 pilgrims travelled to Aachen during the Aachen Pilgrimage.
The four relics are: St Mary's dress; Jesus' swaddling clothes ; the decapitation cloth of John the Baptist; and the loin cloth of Jesus from the day of crucifixion. There are daily pilgrim masses (mostly open-air) during which the relics are shown, night prayers and a cultural programme during these days. They are a very important event for the city and it's church. On the homepage, there is a short introduction video.
This is a thread for all information about it and for all interested or planning to be in Aachen next year.