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.
in this time they go to Mecca which is in saudia Arabia
They went on pilgrimages to make sure that God would send them to heaven instead of hell.
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.
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.
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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
They are called "Pilgrims".
Muslims
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
To wash out sins and to gain the blessings of God.