Santiago: The Pilgrimage Of The Caminos
1. The full name of the destined pilgrimage is the Camino de Santiago.
2. Equipment most pilgrims carry includes;
• Boots
• Toothbrush
• Needle and thread (for blisters)
• Credencial
• Poncho (in case of wet weather ie. rain)
• Painkillers
• One set of clothes (light packing)
• Money for shops at the commencement of the Camino
3. The pilgrimage has been happening for approximately 1,200 years, where pilgrims make such a journey to “travel beyond one’s own farmland” intended with great moral significance for a spiritual or personal reason.
4. The name of the most famous route is the 500-mile, Camino Francés .
5. The Camino de Santiago is an 800km pilgrimage stretching across Europe. Many follow its routes as a form of spiritual path or retreat for their …show more content…
All struggle with emotional difficulties along the way, but discover the meditative act of walking, nature and the strength of faith .
Name: Annie
Country of Origin: America, Los Angeles
Motives for Walking: Annie set out for the Camino for spiritual reasons, but soon comes face to face with her distinguishing competitiveness, especially when the Caminos intense physical challenge starts to take a toll on her.
What Happens: She experiences tendinitis and she is anxious that she may not complete the Camino and she is almost unsettled and humbled by the kindness people show her, with a German guy whom carried her bag for one day after initially meeting at the refugio. She learns to take her time and not to rush, to self-discover her spirituality in a non-competitive way.
Name: Sam
Country of origin: Brazil/UK
Motives for walking: Sam’s motives for walking are to force a change and turn her unhappy life around. Her life was a mess, she was fired from her job, was in an unhealthy relationship, suffered clinical depression and her medications were making her more
2. Equipment most pilgrims carry includes;
• Boots
• Toothbrush
• Needle and thread (for blisters)
• Credencial
• Poncho (in case of wet weather ie. rain)
• Painkillers
• One set of clothes (light packing)
• Money for shops at the commencement of the Camino
3. The pilgrimage has been happening for approximately 1,200 years, where pilgrims make such a journey to “travel beyond one’s own farmland” intended with great moral significance for a spiritual or personal reason.
4. The name of the most famous route is the 500-mile, Camino Francés .
5. The Camino de Santiago is an 800km pilgrimage stretching across Europe. Many follow its routes as a form of spiritual path or retreat for their …show more content…
All struggle with emotional difficulties along the way, but discover the meditative act of walking, nature and the strength of faith .
Name: Annie
Country of Origin: America, Los Angeles
Motives for Walking: Annie set out for the Camino for spiritual reasons, but soon comes face to face with her distinguishing competitiveness, especially when the Caminos intense physical challenge starts to take a toll on her.
What Happens: She experiences tendinitis and she is anxious that she may not complete the Camino and she is almost unsettled and humbled by the kindness people show her, with a German guy whom carried her bag for one day after initially meeting at the refugio. She learns to take her time and not to rush, to self-discover her spirituality in a non-competitive way.
Name: Sam
Country of origin: Brazil/UK
Motives for walking: Sam’s motives for walking are to force a change and turn her unhappy life around. Her life was a mess, she was fired from her job, was in an unhealthy relationship, suffered clinical depression and her medications were making her more