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Here s another Easter passing by and I still haven t fulfilled an ambition to walk the Camino pilgrimage, those 780km across Spain to Santiago de Compostela.
This year, I m blaming it on the restrictions imposed by Covid, rather than admit that the notion of setting off on such an April trek is probably beyond my capability.
Yet, it s fascinating that in an increasingly secular world, the challenge of a pilgrimage is not only still practiced, but - until the wretched virus intervened - had been growing steadily.
Perhaps because pilgrimage is about going on a journey, both inside and outside of yourself. It can be about spirituality - 43% of pilgrims who walk the Camino have a faith motive, according to Peter Stanford s new book Pilgrimage, but that means 57% do not.