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The Botafumeiro

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Tony Maguire

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20th August 2014
Just wondering if anyone knows when The Botafumeiro takes place in the Cathedral. We have just arrived into Santiago and would anyone know if it will take place at the evening pilgrim mass or the pilgrim mass tomorrow morning
 
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It will be a surprise.

A larger group might have paid for it...


Ver el Botafumeiro | Web Oficial de Turismo de Santiago de Compostela y sus Alrededores

¿Cuándo funciona' El Botafumeiro sigue un calendario de celebraciones litúrgicas en las que entra en funcionamiento como parte de la misa. Fuera de estas fechas, puede ser solicitado con antelación y debe ser costeado por particulares. Fechas fijas 6 de enero: Epifanía Domingo de...
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Shop patrons in central Santiago used to pay the swinging of the Buitafumeiro Friday evening at Pilgrim Mass, but who knows if that is still on...
 
You just need to go and hope you get lucky. I attended 8 masses over 3 days and didn't see it once!
 
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Its pretty much hit and miss. It depends if a pilgrim group has pre organised (i.e paid) for it to swing.
 
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