On the Camino

This is an amalgamation of three previous posts about links to the Camino in England and discusses the hand of Saint James in Marlow, the Worcester Pilgrim and the copy of the Portico de Glorio in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

I remember the first time that I saw the Easter parades in Spain whilst on Camino I did not know much about them so here is everything I have been able to find out (I know that I post this every year but the link to the dates and times of the parades in Santiago are included). In Spain the Easter processions are organized by 'Co-fradias' or 'The Brotherhoods' and the floats that they carry are called 'tronos'. The people who carry them are called 'Costaleros' (a ' costal' being the small cushion often used to stop the tronos causing sores when being carried - the tronos can weigh up to 6 tons!). A parade in Santiago

The BBC's 'Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago continues this Friday at 9 as the seven celebrities [Neil Morrissey (actor), Debbie McGee (entertainer), Ed Byrne (a comedian), Heather Small (singer), Kate Bottley (vicar), Raphael Rowe (journalist) and JJ Chalmers (presenter)] travel from Navarre to the last 100km of the route. Some of the group - looks like they may be visiting O Cebreiro perhaps to find out about the Priest Don Elías Valiña Sampedro  - image from https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/europe/pilgrimage-road-to-santiago-route-12200011

The Seven Celebrities' [Neil Morrissey (actor), Debbie McGee (entertainer), Ed Byrne (a comedian), Heather Small (singer), Kate Bottley (vicar), Raphael Rowe (journalist) and JJ Chalmers (presenter)] journey on the Camino finishes this Friday at nine as they walk the last 100km of the French way to Santiago. Image from http://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2018/03/12/news/pilgrimage-the-road-to-santiago-we-had-the-greatest-time-say-seven-celebs-1271609/

BBC2 is showing a new three-part programme following seven celebrities as they walk for two weeks on the Camino de Santiago. Image from https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/4173020/the-pilgrimage-bbc-two-camino-de-santiago-celebrities-taking-part/  - pictured: Kate Bottley, Raphael Rowe, Neil Morrissey, JJ Chalmers, Ed Byrne, Debbie McGee and Heather Small

Tonight on BBC2 at 15:50 is another chance to see episode 2 of Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve; this is the episode which features the Camino. Image taken from http://www.liontv.com/Our-Work/Documentaries/Pilgrimage-with-Simon-Reeve