AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Residents say Spain's ancient Camino de Santiago pilgrimage is devolving into a party trail
Locals in Santiago de Compostela say rowdy crowds of pilgrims have turned one of Christianity's oldest sacred routes into something closer to a street festival, and the city's response so far amounts to a polite suggestion to keep it down. A viral video recently posted online showed young Spanish pilgrims dancing and chanting on the […] The post Residents say Spain's ancient Camino de Santiago pilgrimage is devolving into a party trail appeared first on American Almanac .
Locals in Santiago de Compostela say rowdy crowds of pilgrims have turned one of Christianity's oldest sacred routes into something closer to a street festival, and the city's response so far amounts to a polite suggestion to keep it down. A viral video recently posted online showed young Spanish pilgrims dancing and chanting on the final stretch of the Camino de Santiago, the centuries-old Christian pilgrimage route that ends at the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. The scene, loud, exuberant, more spring break than spiritual journey, captured what residents say has become an unbearable pattern. Pilgrims arrive with trombones, tambourines, and guitars. They drink. They have picnics in historic plazas. At least one…Open
