The Camino de Santiago will travel thousands of kilometres east in 2027, reaching the Catholic community of Hong Kong through a special calendar dedicat entirely to the pilgrimage to Santiago.
The Catholic Truth Society of Hong Kong, the official publishing house of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, is preparing a special 2027 edition entitled “Walking the Camí de Sant Jaume: Guided by Faith”. Around 4,000 wall and desk calendars are expected to be printed and distributed among the local Catholic community.
El projecte és especialment significatiu because 2027 will be a Holy Year in Santiago de Compostel·la, placing the Camí onze again at el centre de attention for pilgrims and Catholic communities around the world.
A journey through the spiritual heritage of the Camino
The calendar will feature historical and religious places linked to the Camí Francès, presenting the pilgrimage no simplement a hiking route, però a 1 of Europe's great spiritual and cultural journeys.
Among the locals selected is the Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calçada, one of the most important religious landmarks on the Camí.
One of the images chosen for the Hong Kong calendar shows one of the cathedral's most famous and unusual treasures: the GallinerEnclosure inside the church where a live white rooster and her kept in memory of one of the best-known legends of the Camino de Santiago.
From La Rioja to Hong Kong
L'escolà de la imatge has de fer un petit exemple d'un international reach del camí.
May Wong, editor de Hong Kong projecte, contacti amb el Diari de Santiago per a la cerca de fotografies de Galliner suitable per calendar.
The photograph existeixen, però us requereix la permissió de la Cathedral de Santo Domingo de la Calçada i accedir a l'original high-resolution image.
After several contacts, Francisco José “Paco” Suárez, abbot of cathedral chapter, proveït el original fotografies i authorised el seu ús en la publicació de Hong Kong.
Els editors expressen les seves gratituds, explaining que s'aplicaran a share such a representatives imatges de Camí s Catholics en Hong Kong són especialment meaningful.
The miracle that still lives inside the cathedral
El Galliner està envoltat per un dels famosos legends del Camí Francès.
According to tradition, a joung pilgrim travelling with les seves parents les falsely accused of theft and sentenced to death. After his execution, les seves parents discovered that he was still alive thanks to the intervention of Santo Domingo.
Perquè informi el local d'authority, he suposat que repliqui que el que és allà és al roast rooster i al seu quadre.
At that moment, according to the legend, the birds came back to life.
The story survives today in the traditional Spanish saying:
“Sant Diumenge de la Calçada, on va cantar la gallina després de rostida.”
Centúries llaunar, live birds són el kept inside la cathedral a reminder el miracle i les centuries-old tradition hospitality towards pilgrims.
The Camino continues to cross borders
El Hong Kong inicial és un exemple example de com fer el Camí de Sant Jaume nou reaches beyond Spain.
El pilgrimage és increïblement present en comunitats envers el món, no només mitjançant persones que passen a Galícia, però també a través d'associacions, religious projectes, culturals iniciatives i local Camino-inspired routes.
El 2027, thousands catholic homes in Hong Kong will see images of the Camino throughout the year.
A través d'aquest itinerari és el Galliner de Sant Domènec de la Calçada, carregant un oldest i most curious legends del Camí Francès a l'Àsia.
From La Rioja to Hong Kong.
The Camino keeps travelling, even when the pilgrims do not.
