The Reception Centre was honoured to welcome the Road to Peace Penniless Pilgrimage into Glastonbury. Having walked from London to Glastonbury, without money and placing themselves at the kindness of the world around them, the pilgrimage has been a physical prayer, in celebration of the Dalai Lama’s 80th Birthday and his advocacy for Global Peace and Happiness.
Dubbed the ‘Glastonbury Tales’, it was a modern re-telling of an ancient story – a re-dedication of the pilgrim pathways that were for millennia walked in peace and contemplation by untold thousands of people.
Greeted at the centre, the group was offered a Glastonbury Unity Candle to take with them on their journey before being escorted alongside the main candle in its lantern to the Glastonbury Peace Pole.
Dubbed the ‘Glastonbury Tales’, it was a modern re-telling of an ancient story – a re-dedication of the pilgrim pathways that were for millennia walked in peace and contemplation by untold thousands of people.
Greeted at the centre, the group was offered a Glastonbury Unity Candle to take with them on their journey before being escorted alongside the main candle in its lantern to the Glastonbury Peace Pole.
Morgy explains about the work of the Centre, how Glastonbury has been welcoming pilgrims for millennia and all about the Glastonbury Unity Candle. Leon Stuparich – Director and Producer of the Road to Peace film is invited to light the Flame. | There they were welcomed by the Mayor of Glastonbury before Morgana West, Shoshana Dennis, Chrissy Heaven and Caroline Lir performed a moving foot washing ceremony. " I give my honour to your mother and father that has brought you to this world. I give honour to the road that has brought you this place... I offer my respect to the feet that have walked this journey. May the sacred water wash away all your troubles of the past and may your journey on this land be all that you wish it to be. The pilgrimage has been a physical prayer, in celebration of the Dalai Lama’s 80th Birthday and his advocacy for Global Peace and Happiness. The pilgrimage has been a walk for peace through the English landscape; their route a mix of ancient and modern, following rivers, prehistoric trackways, canals and footpaths. Dubbed the ‘Glastonbury Tales’, it was a modern re-telling of an ancient story – a re-dedication of the pilgrim pathways that were for millennia walked in peace and contemplation by untold thousands of people. You can read more on their website. |  |
 Leon Stuparich – Director and Producer of The Road to Peace, with the Glastonbury Unity Candle |  Councillor Denise Michell, Mayof of Glastonbury |
 Namaste |  Linking hands |
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