The Botafumeiro is a massive silver plated incense burner used in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in northwestern Spain. It hangs from the cathedral’s dome and is traditionally swung during special religious services, especially on major feast days and when large numbers of pilgrims arrive. The name Botafumeiro comes from the Galician words for smoke and fumigate, reflecting its original purpose of perfuming the air inside the church. The censer weighs about 53 kilograms or roughly 130 pounds w
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The use of incense is Biblical. And it is used in the Catholic. Liturgy especially during the High Masses. The famous swinging thurible in Compostela is called the Botafumeiro, a giant censer that is a symbol of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. It is swung during important religious services to symbolize prayers rising to God and, historically, to purify the air for pilgrims arriving on the Camino de Santiago. The ritual is performed using a pulley system, where eight men, known as "tira
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