Tag: pilgrimage
Pilgrims by bike: In search of the self – car & mobile
Of Joachim Gores Pilgrimages are a very old Christian tradition – which has recently found new encouragement. In 1993, Unesco declared the Way of St. James a World Heritage Site.…
Bavaria: Overview of the most beautiful places of pilgrimage – Munich
“The Bavarian people … like going to church, and going to church a lot,” the humanist historian Johannes Thurmair, known as Aventinus, stated as early as 1533. In view of…
Pilgrimage in Upper Swabia: blood ride for the first time with female riders
Status: 05/27/2022 3:32 p.m For the first time in 900 years, women took part in the traditional blood ride in Weingarten. Tens of thousands of spectators followed the Catholic equestrian…
In Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, the gypsies “were eager to return” for the pilgrimage
From our special correspondent in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer ” Oh ! How’s it going ? ” ” Hey ! My friend ! In front of the caravan of Payou Baptiste, spokesperson for…
Neukirchen bei Heiligen Blut: Relics and angel figure stolen from pilgrimage church
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Muslims: Another million pilgrims admitted to the Mecca pilgrimage
Muslims Another million pilgrims admitted to the Mecca pilgrimage Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba at the al-Haram Mosque. Photo: Amr Nabil/AP/dpa/Archive © dpa-infocom GmbH For devout Muslims, pilgrimage is one…
Bavaria: History of the advent calendar in the Neukirchen pilgrimage museum – Bavaria
Advent calendars are as popular as ever. The pilgrimage museum Neukirchen bei Heiligen Blut shows in an exhibition how this custom came about, how it survived dictatorships and what other…
Ebersberg: A sip from the brainshell against the epidemic – Ebersberg
There are pithy words with which Franz Xaver Hallauer describes the plague in his sermon in Ebersberg on the first Sunday of Advent in 1720, i.e. on December 1st. It…
Holidays in Austria: pilgrimage for wellness lovers
Between stars and saunas, with slow food and design: special hotel tips for winter holidays in Tyrol and Carinthia. .source site
Castex and many contenders for the Elysee on pilgrimage to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises
As the 2022 polls approach, there will be crowds this Tuesday in Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises. Jean Castex as well as several presidential candidates will indeed go to this land of pilgrimage of…