donderdag 27 februari 2020

Some pilgrimage observations feb 2020

An overview of recent pilgrimage events and news from around the world


USA, Our Lady of Good Help
Europe, Beloved pilgrimage sites
USA, Kenobi's film has working title Pilgrim
Europe, New pilgrimage series of the BBC
Europe, The spirit at Europe's pilgrimage sites
Europe, Via Francigena
Info, Why hiking is good for you
ME & Asia, Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia bans pilgrims
World, Sacred journeys Info, Spiritual tourism on the rise

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You don’t need to travel to Europe to go on pilgrimage. Our Lady came to Wisconsin, too.


The Jesuit Review
Pilgrimage USA

This new pilgrimage links the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, near Green Bay, with the Basilica and National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians (popularly known as “Holy Hill”), northwest of Milwaukee. Much of the 130-mile route passes through the Kettle Moraine, a long swath of land in eastern Wisconsin carved by glaciers into a postcard-worthy landscape of lakes, hills, ridges and plains.


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USAToday
Pilgrimage Europe

Traveling as a pilgrim is a powerful way to experience your trip with a strong sense of purpose: to go beyond tourism and connect more deeply with a place, a culture, or a faith. Travelers considering pilgrimages in Europe have the opportunity to follow centuries-old routes or trace new paths in a search for perspective on their own culture – or the culture of others.


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What this means for the show isn’t confirmed but this might suggest that Ben Kenobi might leave Tatooine at some point which I know might ruffle the feathers of fans expecting him to spend his entire time on the backwater planet. 


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BBC
Pilgrimage UK Europe

Hot on the heels of the first two critically acclaimed series that saw well known personalities embark on a journey of discovery, to Santiago and Rome, Pilgrimage returns to BBC Two this spring. Seven new famous faces will take to the open road, as they follow a completely different pilgrimage. This time, in Pilgrimage: The Road To Istanbul.


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TheChronicleHerald
Pilgrimage Europe

Travelling as a pilgrim is a powerful way to experience your trip with a strong sense of purpose — to go beyond tourism and connect more deeply with a place, a culture, or a faith. Travelers considering pilgrimages in Europe have the opportunity to follow centuries-old routes or trace new paths in a search for perspective on their own culture — or the culture of others.


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Wanted in Rome
Pilgrimage Europe

In the Middle Ages, it was the road that brought pilgrims from Canterbury to Rome. The Italian section today is a journey through some of the most fascinating places in the boot. On foot, you don’t need much, in fact very little is enough.


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Five Ways Hiking Is Good for You


Epochtimes
Background info 
Hiking in nature is not only good for our bodies, but good for our moods, minds, and our relationships


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Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry announced it has temporarily suspended entrance into the country for religious pilgrims travelling to Mecca, in order to "prevent the arrival of the new coronavirus into the kingdom and its spread".


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Newsweek
Pilgrimage Worldwide

Whatever your religion—if any—or how you choose to observe, in today's plugged-in and stressed-out times, an introspective journey can offer travelers a chance to spend time reflecting in nature. While any hike can be transformative, traveling the same path as others makes these intentional, soul-searching pilgrimages more than simply walks in beautiful places. Follow in the footsteps of Buddhist monks in Japan or a revered Viking king in Scandinavia or seek a shaman's healing in ice-cold lagoons in Peru.


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From nature hikes to chats with chickens, spiritual tourism is on the rise


Startribune
Background spiritual tourism

Contemplating the growth of spiritual tourism at a peaceful, if sometimes odd, Santa Fe resort.