{"id":99099,"date":"2025-03-31T12:50:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T12:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/?p=99099"},"modified":"2025-06-11T08:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T08:55:32","slug":"the-10-symbols-of-the-camino-de-santiago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/the-10-symbols-of-the-camino-de-santiago\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 symbols of the Camino de Santiago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"entry-content__introduction\">\n  <p>\n    In this post we will talk about all the <strong>symbols of the<\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/routes\/\">Camino de Santiago<\/a> that every pilgrim should\n    know.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    These are characteristic objects, signs, places, etc. that are special and\n    unique in the routes of the pilgrimage route.\n  <\/p>\n  <h5>\n    YOU CAN ASO BE INTERESTED:\n    <a href=\"\/en\/what-is-a-pilgrim\/\"\n      >PILGRIMS&#8217; RITUALS ON ARRIVAL IN COMPOSTELA<\/a\n    >\n  <\/h5>\n  <p>\n    If after taking a look, you do not know all the symbols, do not worry, once\n    you read each of the points you will end up knowing\n    <strong>the most key points<\/strong> that every pilgrim should know before\n    venturing on the Camino.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>Take note of what you read below&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"single-bar\" \/>\n<div>\n  <h2>WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SYMBOLS OF THECAMINO DE SANTIAGO?<\/h2>\n  <ul class=\"index\">\n    <li><a href=\"#Codice-Calixtino\">The Codex Calixtinus<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#Credencial\">The Credential of the Camino<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#Compostela\">The Compostela<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#Botafumeiro\">The Botafumeiro<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#Ano-Santo\">The Jubilee Year or Holy Year<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#Bordon\">The Bord\u00f3n<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#Calabaza\">The Pumpkin<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#Mojones\">The Mojones<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#Vieira\">The Shell or Vieira<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#Flecha-Amarilla\">The Yellow Arrow<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"single-bar\" \/>\n\n<div class=\"section-post\" id=\"Codice-Calixtino\">\n  <h2 id=\"Codice-Calixtino\">CODEX CALIXTINUS<\/h2>\n  <p>\n    This manuscript is considered to be the first guide to the Camino de\n    Santiago in history. Although its authorship has not been confirmed, many\n    claim that its last appendix was written by the monk\n    <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aymeric_Picaud\"\n      rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"\n      target=\"_blank\"\n      >Aimery Picaud<\/a\n    >.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    In addition to a whole series of advice, main points of interest, taverns\n    and hospices, <strong>these fragments describe<\/strong>, among other things,\n    liturgical texts, the deeds of historical figures, a polyphonic corpus&#8230;\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    For years, it remained forgotten under the walls of the Cathedral, acquiring\n    special importance from the 19th century onwards.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    After being transferred to a safe, this medieval jewel\n    <strong>disappeared in 2011<\/strong>, and a year later it was discovered\n    that it had been removed from the Cathedral by the person in charge of the\n    maintenance of the temple.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    At present,\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/codex-calixtinus\/\">the Codex Calixtinus<\/a>\n    remains guarded under heavy security measures in the cathedral museum.\n  <\/p>\n  <div class=\"p-flex p-justify-center\">\n    <figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        alt=\"Codex Calixtinus\"\n        class=\"p-h-64 md:p-h-96\"\n        src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/codice-calixtino-1024x618.jpg\"\n      \/>\n      <figcaption>Codex Calixtinus<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-post\" id=\"Credencial\">\n  <h2 id=\"Credencial\">CREDENTIAL OF THE CAMINO<\/h2>\n  <p>\n    This\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/pilgrims-accreditation\/\">Pilgrim Credential<\/a>\n    is considered as an I<strong>D or Passport.<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    It is therefore a cardboard sheet where the personal details of each person\n    are written and, right next to it, we will find some empty boxes where we\n    can<strong> sign in with the stamp <\/strong>of each official establishment\n    or establishment adhered to the Camino through which we pass, thus proving\n    that we have followed a specific pilgrimage route..\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    We must pay special attention to mark the dates under each stamp, so that\n    when we arrive at the\n    <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/oficinadelperegrino.com\/\"\n      rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"\n      target=\"_blank\"\n      >Pilgrim&#8217;s Office<\/a\n    >\n    we can prove that we have covered the\n    <strong>100 kilometres on foot or 200 kilometres by bicycle<\/strong> and\n    receive the Compostela.\n  <\/p>\n  <div class=\"p-flex p-justify-center\">\n    <figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        alt=\"The Way of St James credentials\"\n        class=\"p-h-64 md:p-h-96\"\n        src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/credencial4.jpg\"\n      \/>\n      <figcaption>The Way of St James credentials<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-post\" id=\"Compostela\">\n  <h2 id=\"Compostela\">COMPOSTELA<\/h2>\n  <p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/the-compostela\/\">The Compostela,<\/a>\n    erroneously known as &#8220;compostelana&#8221;, is the\n    <strong>accreditation certificate<\/strong> given to you at the Pilgrims&#8217;\n    Office in Santiago when you reach the Galician capital after following one\n    of the Pilgrims&#8217; Routes to Santiago de Compostela.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    Its origin dates back to the 9th and 10th centuries, when the rise of\n    pilgrimages promoted the need to create some\n    <strong>kind of nominative document<\/strong> that would identify pilgrims,\n    granting them certain privileges when staying in the city to reward their\n    achievement.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    Currently, if you wish to obtain this diploma, you must\n    <strong\n      >cover at least the last 100 kilometres on foot or 200 kilometres by\n      bicycle<\/strong\n    >\n    of one of the official Caminos.\n  <\/p>\n  <div class=\"p-flex p-justify-center\">\n    <figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        alt=\"The Compostela\"\n        class=\"p-h-64 md:p-h-96\"\n        src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/compostela-1-715x1024.jpg\"\n      \/>\n      <figcaption>The Compostela<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-post\" id=\"Botafumeiro\">\n  <h2 id=\"Botafumeiro\">BOTAFUMEIRO<\/h2>\n  <p>\n    It is the heart of\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/the-cathedral-of-santiago\/\">Santiago Cathedral<\/a>,\n    <strong>one of its main attractions<\/strong> along with the Portico de la\n    Gloria and the majestic Plaza del Obradoiro.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    Its origins are not entirely clear, and the tradition of introducing this\n    enormous <em>turibulum magnum<\/em> in the masses of the Compostelan temple\n    may date back to the 12th century.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    Many claim, probably wrongly, that the\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/the-botafumeiro\/\">Botafumeiro<\/a>\n    was <strong>used to mask the bad smells given off by pilgrims<\/strong> after\n    long days of walking, but it really had a liturgical function.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    The people in charge of moving the slightly more than 50 kilos of this\n    censer are <strong>the<\/strong> <em><strong>tiraboleiros<\/strong><\/em\n    >, eight people in charge of transporting it from the cathedral museum and\n    tying it to its chains, which will swing it along the central aisle of the\n    church.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    This magnificent event can only be admired on\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/the-botafumeiro\/#Fechas\">selected dates<\/a>, such as Easter Sunday\n    or Santiago&#8217;s\u2019 Day, 25 July.\n  <\/p>\n  <div class=\"p-flex p-justify-center\">\n    <figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        alt=\"The Botafumeiro\"\n        class=\"p-h-64 md:p-h-96\"\n        src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/botafumeiro_catedral-1-1024x775.jpg\"\n      \/>\n      <figcaption>Botafumeiro Cathedral of Santiago<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-post\" id=\"Ano-Santo\">\n  <h2 id=\"Ano-Santo\">JUBILEE YEAR OR HOLY YEAR<\/h2>\n  <p>\n    This concept was born in the Old Testament, where it is narrated how\n    <strong>every fifty years<\/strong> this holy year was celebrated, in which\n    Jews could be forgiven of their sins, slaves were freed and expropriated\n    lands were returned to their former owners.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    Nowadays,\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/jubilee\/\">the Holy Year<\/a>\n    has little to do with this Judeo-Christian tradition, giving it a spiritual\n    rather than a material meaning.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    In addition to the <strong>Ordinary Holy Years<\/strong>, which are\n    celebrated in\n    <strong\n      >those years in which Santiago&#8217;s Day (25 July) falls on a Sunday<\/strong\n    >, there are also Extraordinary Holy Years. These are called by the Pope, to\n    commemorate a special event or in times of crisis, to proclaim and vindicate\n    the importance of the Catholic faith.\n  <\/p>\n  <div class=\"p-flex p-justify-center\">\n    <figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        alt=\"Jubilee Year\"\n        class=\"p-h-64 md:p-h-96\"\n        src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/jubilar.jpg\"\n      \/>\n      <figcaption>Jubilee Year<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-post\" id=\"Bordon\">\n  <h2 id=\"Bordon\">THE BORD\u00d3N<\/h2>\n  <p>\n    To see a pilgrim without the traditional\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/pilgrims-staff\/\">wooden staff or walking stick<\/a>\n    is quite unusual, as it is an\n    <strong>indispensable point of support<\/strong>, especially in the most\n    rugged terrain.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    Originally, it was also used to <strong>hang tools<\/strong> such as the\n    typical pilgrim&#8217;s shell or the pumpkin for carrying water, as well as to\n    defend against wild animals.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    Nowadays, many are replacing this wooden pole with modern\n    <strong>trekking poles<\/strong>, losing some of the charm of going into the\n    forest and getting one of their own, preferably from a chestnut or hazel\n    tree.\n  <\/p>\n  <div class=\"p-flex p-justify-center\">\n    <figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        alt=\"Pilgrim's staff\"\n        class=\"p-h-64 md:p-h-96\"\n        src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/bordon-peregrino-1-1024x927.jpg\"\n      \/>\n      <figcaption>Pilgrim&#8217;s staff<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-post\" id=\"Calabaza\">\n  <h2 id=\"Calabaza\">THE PUMPKIN<\/h2>\n  <p>\n    This is another of the traditional items that were indispensable for\n    medieval pilgrims.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    The custom of hanging these\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/pilgrims-staff\/#Calabaza\">small pumpkins<\/a>\n    from the Bordon or from a belt has now fallen into decline, as\n    <strong>their main function<\/strong> was to carry liquids and keep them\n    cold.\n  <\/p>\n  <div class=\"p-flex p-justify-center\">\n    <figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        alt=\"Pilgrim's pumpkin\"\n        class=\"p-h-64 md:p-h-96\"\n        src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/calabaza-peregrino.jpg\"\n      \/>\n      <figcaption>Pilgrim&#8217;s pumpkin<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-post\" id=\"Mojones\">\n  <h2 id=\"Mojones\">MOJONES<\/h2>\n  <p>\n    The Mojones are\n    <strong>stone markers that indicate the distance<\/strong> between a specific\n    point and Santiago de Compostela. One\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/markers-on-the-way\/#hitos\">among other signs<\/a>\n    on the Camino.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    In addition to the official ones, there are other types of Mojones that\n    indicate complementary paths or detours to visit certain monuments or nearby\n    points of interest. Depending on the area,\n    <strong>they vary in size and colour<\/strong>, following a more or less\n    continuous pattern, especially in Galicia.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    Recently, the decision has been taken to replace all the granite Mojones in\n    Galicia with more modern ones, which has generated a lot of controversy.\n  <\/p>\n  <div class=\"p-flex p-justify-center\">\n    <figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        alt=\"Moj\u00f3n in the Camino\"\n        class=\"p-h-64 md:p-h-96\"\n        src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/mojon-camino-1024x691.jpg\"\n      \/>\n      <figcaption>Moj\u00f3n in the Camino<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-post\" id=\"Vieira\">\n  <h2 id=\"Vieira\">SHELL O VIEIRA<\/h2>\n  <p>\n    Venera, shell or simply\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/markers-on-the-way\/#vieiras\">vieira<\/a>, refers to the hardest part\n    of this mollusc, which has been\n    <strong>closely related to the Jacobeo route<\/strong> since time immemorial.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    It is already reflected in the Codex Calixtinus, as the\n    <strong>symbol given by the clergy to the pilgrims<\/strong> when they\n    reached the city of Compostela, as a sign of their stay in the Galician\n    capital.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    In addition to its symbolic meaning,\n    <strong>representing the different routes<\/strong> that lead to Santiago, it\n    also had a clear practical meaning, serving as a drinking vessel or simply\n    as a utensil for collecting food.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    Many also claim that it could be related to the Venus symbol, representing\n    the resurrection or rebirth of pilgrims by ridding them of bad habits and\n    thoughts.\n  <\/p>\n  <div class=\"p-flex p-justify-center\">\n    <figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        alt=\"Shell or Vieira\"\n        class=\"p-h-64 md:p-h-96\"\n        src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/vieira.png\"\n      \/>\n      <figcaption>Shell or Vieira<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-post\" id=\"Flecha-Amarilla\">\n  <h2 id=\"Flecha-Amarilla\">YELLOW ARROWS<\/h2>\n  <p>\n    This\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/markers-on-the-way\/#Flecha-Amarilla\">method of signing<\/a>\n    is <strong>the most common<\/strong> along all the pilgrims&#8217; routes.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    Its precursor was <strong>Father Elias Vali\u00f1a<\/strong>, who in the 1970s\n    began to paint this type of arrows along the <strong>French Way<\/strong> to\n    help pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela.\n  <\/p>\n  <div class=\"p-flex p-justify-center\">\n    <figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        alt=\"The Way of St. James Signposting\"\n        class=\"p-h-64 md:p-h-96\"\n        src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/flecha-camino.jpg\"\n      \/>\n      <figcaption>The Way of St. James Signposting<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"section-post\">\n  <h3>PILGRIM<\/h3>\n  <p>\n    If after seeing all these objects and\n    <strong>symbols of the Camino de Santiago<\/strong>, you feel like venturing\n    on the pilgrimage, do not hesitate to plan it, we help you!\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    <em><strong>Ultreia Pilgrims!<\/strong><\/em>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Botafumeiro used for? 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