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The Botafumeiro

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Tony Maguire

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20th August 2014
Just wondering if anyone knows when The Botafumeiro takes place in the Cathedral. We have just arrived into Santiago and would anyone know if it will take place at the evening pilgrim mass or the pilgrim mass tomorrow morning
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
See this link.

It will be a surprise.

A larger group might have paid for it...


 
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Shop patrons in central Santiago used to pay the swinging of the Buitafumeiro Friday evening at Pilgrim Mass, but who knows if that is still on...
 
You just need to go and hope you get lucky. I attended 8 masses over 3 days and didn't see it once!
 
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Its pretty much hit and miss. It depends if a pilgrim group has pre organised (i.e paid) for it to swing.
 
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