Type your answer here... Religious people go on pilgrimages.
Holy sites to which pilgrims travel
Type your answer here... Religious people go on pilgrimages.
Religious people go on pilgrimages holy sites to whih pilgrims travel
These lines refer to the opening of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," where people are described as desiring to go on pilgrimages to holy shrines in different lands, such as the shrine of St. Thomas Becket in Canterbury. The mention of "pilgrimage" and "palmers" highlights the religious fervor of the medieval period and the cultural significance of embarking on journeys to sacred sites.
The quote reflects a desire for spiritual journeys and the exploration of unfamiliar places for religious purposes. It emphasizes the allure of pilgrimage and the urge to seek out new experiences and connections with sacred sites across different lands.
"Distant shrines" often refers to holy sites to which pilgrims travel.
Pilgrimages were made to shrines in many countries but the "great" pilgrimage was always to the sites in the holy land.
Some humanists may participate in pilgrimage as a cultural or social experience rather than for religious reasons. However, pilgrimage is not a common practice among humanists as it does not align with their non-religious beliefs and principles.
THE CANTERBURY TALES When April with his showers sweet with fruit The drought of March has pierced unto the root And bathed each vein with liquor that has power To generate therein and sire the flower; When Zephyr also has, with his sweet breath, Quickened again, in every holt and heath, The tender shoots and buds, and the young sun Into the Ram one half his course has run, And many little birds make melody That sleep through all the night with open eye (So Nature pricks them on to ramp and rage)- Then do folk long to go on pilgrimage, And palmers to go seeking out strange strands, To distant shrines well known in sundry lands. And specially from every shire's end Of England they to Canterbury wend, The holy blessed martyr there to seek
A pilgrimage was a trip to a shrine for the purpose of worship. There were shrines all over Europe, and there could be pilgrimages to all these shrines. Some were historically very important, and others were not. Among the most important destinations for Christians were Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela, and Canterbury. Muslims had pilgrimages as well. The most important Muslim destinations were not European, however, but in the Middle East. There is a link to an article on Christian Pilgrimage below, and it has lists of the most important destinations.
There are dozens, if not hundreds of pilgrimage sites worldwide. Some, like the Vatican, are extremely well-known. Others, like local churches and shrines would probably be considered the "least" although, certainly not by those that live there. See the link below for some pilgrimage sites.
Afghanistan was a very Buddhist area in the distant past and there are still some Buddhist shrines carved into cliffsides in Afghanistan. I don't think that there are any Buddhists there anymore.