People who go on a pilgrimage are called pilgrims; such journeys are religiously motivated, although the term can also be used metaphorically to describe a trip that someone makes to do something that they consider to be extremely important, even if it is not actually religious in nature. All devout Muslims, for example, are religiously obligated to visit the holy city of Mecca, at least once in their lives, so that is a very frequent form of pilgrimage. A Roman Catholic might wish to visit the Vatican as a religious pilgrimage. It is an act of piety for a Hindu to bathe in the waters of the river Ganges. And so forth.
A pilgrimage means a trip with a purpose, , so it could be said that if a person who wants to return to the place of their birth are going on a pilgrimage.
They went on pilgrimages to make sure that God would send them to heaven instead of hell.
in this time they go to Mecca which is in saudia Arabia
It helped spread the news about Mali to Africa and got more people to go to Mali. Also, his pilgrimage/hajj showed that he was a devote Christian and wanted to get others to convert to Islam, too.
To be closer to their God/s than where they live. === === Pilgrimage is mainly done for the intrinsic worthiness of their being. Pilgrimage is mainly done for the intrinsic worthiness of their being.
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israel (jerusalem)
People go on a pilgrimage to Mount Everest because they believe that being the tallest mountain in the world it is closer to their gods.
it depends
Muslims
They are called "Pilgrims".
The most common pilgrimage is taken by Muslims; the Hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Anyone can go on a pilgrimage, it just depends on what their pilgrimage is about.
There is no pilgrimage in modern Judaism.
Depending on the pilgrimage but some people go on pilgrimages if they're Muslim. The pilgrimage is called a Hajj and it's required to make the trip at least once in their lifetime.
actually,people go on pilgrimage so as to purify their souls from all the sins they have commited.in other words people go on pilgrimage because it is ordained by God the Almighty and to seek for his guidance and support in all ones doings
Lourdes is a pilgrimage site for our Lady in the south of France. People fast and go without sleep while on pilgrimage in Lough Derg in Ireland. Fatima is a pilgrimage site for our Lady in Portugal. Many people go in the walk for the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Vatican City is a place of pilgrimage as it is where the head of the Catholic Church lives.