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The pilgrims are gathered at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, a suburb of London, to embark on a journey to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury. They are brought together by the Host, who proposes a storytelling contest to make the pilgrimage more lively and enjoyable. The purpose of the gathering is to celebrate the Host's birthday and to create a sense of camaraderie among the pilgrims.
The narrator is at the tavern in Southwalk getting ready to make a pilgrimage to Canterbury. He is joined by other pilgrimages.
We don't know. Chaucer doesn't finish the book to let us know. In fact, the pilgrims don't even make it to Canterbury.
To pursue religious freedom.
he tells them to make stories, and whoever gives the best stories gets a prize
Pilgrims would typically sleep on the floor on their journey on the boat. Some would sleep in make-shift beds that they created.
'Pilgrim(s)' are a person or a group of people who are making a journey somewhere for religious purposes. The 'pilgrimage' refers to the journey they make. For Muslims the 'pilgrimage' would be the Hajj and the 'pilgrims' would be those Muslims making the Hajj that year. For Christians the 'pilgrimage' may be a trip to the Holy Land (Jerusalem) and the 'pilgrims' are the people making the visit.
Pilgrims are people who make a long journey (usually on foot) in search of moral significance or meaning, generally for their religion. It can include journeys to shrines and other places of spiritual importance.
what crafts did pilgrims make
Pilgrims
Every year, millions of Muslims gather in Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the annual pilgrimage, called Hajj. Arriving from every corner of the globe, pilgrims of all nationalities, ages, and colors come together for the largest religious gathering in the world. One of the five "pillars of faith," pilgrimage is a duty upon every Muslim adult who is financially and physically able to make the journey. Every Muslim, male or female, strives to make the trip at least once in a lifetime. this event takes place the last month of the Islamic year which would be the 12th month.
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