[Gocamino] More on 2005 pilgrims

[Blaroli@aol.com]

Hello you all,

The number of pilgrims receiving the Compostela during 2005, a non-Xacobean 
Holy year,  appears to have surprised the  Santiago Archdiocese, since it 
represents a whooping increase over the numbers in other recent Non-Xacobean Holy 
years:  26% over 2003 and 71% (!) over 2000.
Of the last two Holy years, the number of pilgrims receiving the Compostela 
in 2004, 179,954, composed  an increase of only 16.4% over the numbers in 1999, 
which were 154,613.  Yet, there was an immense amount of publicity and 
enticements in 2004, which were totally discontinued in 2005; nevertheless the 
percentage increase in 2005 over other non-Holy years was much larger.

Specifically, in the year 2000 s pilgrims receiving the Compostela were 
55,004;  in 2001 they were 61,418;  in 2002 they were 68,952, in 2003 they were 
74,614 and last year they were 93,924.

Any ideas about possible reasons?

Warm regards,

Rosina