Pilgrimage

A pilgrimage is when people travel to a place of worship that is usually far away. They may have to go to a different city or country. Usually a pilgrimage is done for spiritual or religious reasons. The purpose of Christian pilgrimage was summarized by Pope Benedict XVI this way:

There are also non-religious pilgrimages; they include for example:
 Seeing the Mausoleum of Vladimir Lenin on the Red Square in Moscow, or 
 Visiting the birthplace of Elvis Presley. 



Related pages
 Holy Land
 World Youth Day
 GoTo Haram

References

Category:Religious behavior and experience
Category:Religious places
Category:Travel