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<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2>Hello, everyone!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2>It is amazing that a quasi-national
and biggest broadcasting station headquartered in Tokyo named NHK broadcasted a
program featuring the Santiago Pilgrimage last
Sunday here in Japan. NHK produced the original program by
dispatching a famous actress to Spain. She worked as a narrator in the program.
That is wonderful, indeed. </FONT><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2>The program has
shown the multi-aspects of beautiful nature of Spain.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2>Considering the fact that there are less
than 1 percent Christians here in Japan, it could be a conspiracy of
the Vatican to brainwash the Japanese. Just kidding.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2>Yoong Lee</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=dandekayaSBCGLOBAL.NET href="mailto:dandekayaSBCGLOBAL.NET">Daniel De
Kay</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt MS UI Gothic"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 05, 2002
10:16 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt MS UI Gothic"><B>Subject:</B> Re: September, 2002,
pilgrims</DIV>
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<P>gracias, amiga...
<P> <B><I>Rosina Lila <<A
href="mailto:BlaroliaAOL.COM">BlaroliaAOL.COM</A>></I></B> wrote:
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you all,<BR>During last September 8,822 pilgrims received the Compostela in
Santiago by<BR>virtue of walking, or horseback riding, the last 100 kms. or
bicycling the<BR>last 200 kms up to the Santiago Cathedral; the numbers
represent a 15%<BR>increase over the 7,641 pilgrims who did so in September
of 2001.<BR>969 of the pilgrims were over 60 years of age, 4,779 were
between 30 and 60<BR>years old and 3,074 were under 30 years of
age.<BR>8,094 of the pilgrims professed a religious, or religious-cultural,
reason<BR>for doing the pilgrimage; 728 declared only a cultural
motive.<BR>The majority of the pilgrims, 4,936, were from Spain itself; the
rest, 3,886,<BR>hailed from other countries: 967 from Germany, 655 from
France, 467 from<BR>Brazil, 275 from Italy, 228 from the USA, 207 from
Belgium, 197 from the<BR>United Kingdom, 194 from Austria, 177 from Canada,
133 from Mexico, and the<!
BR>rest from various countries totaling 51 in all.<BR>The largest number of
pilgrims, 1,047, began the pilgrimage in Sarria; 1,041<BR>started out in
SJPP, 1,015 in Roncesvalles, 761 in Leon, 696 in Ponferrada,<BR>613 in
Cebreiro (including my soul-friends from Australia), 528 in Astorga<BR>(they
purchased nothing there but souvenirs from the famed chocolate<BR>museum),
and the rest began their pilgrimage at various numerous sites not<BR>only in
Spain, but in Portugal and other countries as well.<BR>The French Way
(Camino Frances) was followed by 8,124 of the pilgrims; 275<BR>walked the
Portuguese way; the Northern way was followed by 224 pilgrims;
181<BR>followed the Silver Way from Andalucia and 18 kept to the English
Way.<BR><BR>*****Personal note: if the numbers don't add up, blame it on the
"Correo de<BR>Galicia" newspaper. The remarks in parenthesis are wholly
mine. The<BR>Australian pilgrims that started out at O Cebreiro, and, back
home, Bob<BR>Spender, will understan! d. I just couldn't resist the personal
indulgence.<BR>.... High time for me to go back to the Camino,
methinks.<BR>Again, a caveat: those pilgrims who did qualify for the
Compostela do not, in<BR>the leastest least, represent the number of all
Santiago pilgrims. To<BR>paraphrase the Gospel ("many are called, few are
chosen"), many walkers,<BR>horseback riders, bicyclists, try, but few make
it, or care to.<BR>Warm regards to
all.<BR>Rosina</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>