to seek a cure or to praise god or to confess a sin
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
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.
a place where worshippers of the said religion go..on a pilgrimage, a journey of 'enlightenment' so to speak if that is your sort of thing.
They went on pilgrimages to make sure that God would send them to heaven instead of hell.
Because of love and faith one is compelled to go on a pilgrimage.
A follower of Islam may make a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Anyone can go on a pilgrimage, it just depends on what their pilgrimage is about.
A pilgrimage can mean any journey that has spiritual aspects not just religious ones.
A pilgrimage is a religious journey, and people would often times, and they still do, go on a pilgrimage to hopefully become more religious, to connect with their god(s). Or they might do it to prove their loyalty to their religion.
yes a Knight would go on a crusade because of all the things he could like gold and more
A common reason was to cleanse their soul. Pilgrimages to the Holy Lands "guaranteed" redemption. Many soldiers had no choice. Their lord/king sent them, and they had to go.
Any one, rich or poor. It doesn't really matter.
To prove his devotion to the faith and gain favors from God.
Lourdes, Knock co. meath, lough derg
No you can go on a pilgrimage for any number of reason but mostly it is spiritual in nature
Yes. There are hundreds of places of Christian pilgrimage.