How is pilgrimage different from being a tourist?
A pilgrimage involves belief in the religion (or the like)
associated with the sacred place traveled to. A tourist can be
anyone, beliver or not, who travels to a place out of couriosity
and not necessarily out of spiritual need. When one is involved in
a pilgrimage they often follow certain restrictions (e.g., fasting,
wearing of special clothing, etc.) whereas a tourist would not
adhere to all the customs and participate in all the ceremonies.
Mainly, it would be the attitude toward the place that
differentiated tourist from pilgrim.