I have been researching trips back to South Africa for August 2015 and recently stumbled upon pilgrimages, that are offered (for lack of a better word), all over South Africa. You can meet up with groups or get set-up with the organization and set off on the adventure by yourself. After reading an article I learned about the The Emmanuel Cathedral of Durban, South Africa, I started looking more into these pilgrimages that will go up and down the coast of South Africa. While they seem to be mostly Hindu and Christian, I can imagine that are a ton in relation to the local tribes as well. This cathedral is absolutely stunning and I can only imagine what it would be like to see in person. What saddened me was the talk of how a highway is slowly taking over the surrounding area beside the cathedral. This really resonated with me after we spoke of sacredness and tourism and how it attracts so many people, but sometimes that leads to its corruption. I wonder is it is possible to take the sacredenss away from a sacred location? The cathedral still hold it's magically silence on the inside but I can only wonder how it will be effected by it's changing surroundings.
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