Pilgrimages

Religion and pilgrimage to holy sites was developed into an integral part of the society during the 12th century. The Christian believed in the resurrection of Christ and the afterlife that depended on the actions of an individual over the course of their lifetime. In order to gain salvation Christians at the time made pilgrimages to holy sites in order to please their God and attain salvation from hell and find a place in the abode of God; the heavens. As the favored place of pilgrimage was…

Religion is a very powerful influence in some cultures, and to some, it is how people have governed their lives and what they held onto in times of hardship. Off to the new land the Pilgrims did go, but it wouldn’t be as easy or comfortable as they had hoped or even imagined, rather it was a hard journey for all. However, once the difficulty of the trip had passed, they started anew and made acquaintances that would later become valued friends. The faith of the Pilgrims was strong, despite harsh…

Islam has a long standing tradition of pilgrimages that provide pilgrims with spiritual transformations that strengthens the connection between them and their faith, at the same time as providing them with purpose and meaning. Contemporary tourism crosses paths with religious pilgrimages in the spiritual forms used. Islam acknowledges the importance of pilgrimages in their faith and worship. The fifth pillar of Islam is the Hajj, which is the pilgrimage to Mecca. The Hajj is a religious duty…

birds of April. Around this time of year people begin go on a pilgrimage to visit shrines and religious monuments in distant holy lands, but the majority during this time choose to travel to Canterbury. Canterbury is the site of Canterbury Cathedral where the relics of Saint Thomas Becket are stored. Pilgrims journey there to thank the martyr for helping them in their time of need. Chaucer tells us that as he prepared to go on such a pilgrimage. He is renting a room in the Tabard Inn tavern in…

Pilgrimage is a classic example of both a religious and spiritual expression of faith and is shown through Source One.The brochure produced by the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane Titled ‘Pilgrimage: the journey within and beyond’ expresses the impact pilgrimage has on both religious and spiritual forms of faith. Christians, Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus all have a common mutuality amongst their religious ideals such as worship, gathering together, and possessing sacred and spiritual practices…

Peter Paul Rubens painted “Garden of Love” in 1633 with the Baroque style. While Jean-Antoine Watteau painted “Pilgrimage to Cythera” in 1720 with the Early Rococo style. Both are made in an illuminating colored style and are brightly colored. When in fact they are 100 years apart and have distinct differences. These 100 years was what helped shape the Early Rococo style and later change the style as a whole. Now, let’s start with the “Garden of Love” and move up in the timeline. Ruben painted…

Farah Azzouz Pilgrimages, or holy travels, are done for many reasons. Mostly religious, almost every faith has pilgrimages specific to its beliefs and work to strengthen one’s beliefs. The pilgrimages below, the Hajj and the Kashi Yatra, differ in many ways, yet compare in many ways. They are from two different religions, yet show similar ideals and similar ritualistic activities. Both hold certain values strongly and the rituals they perform showcase what values they hold deeply. In the case…

The Pilgrimage of Grace which occurred from October 1536 to February 1537 was a march hosted by protesters opposed to a series of measures set in place by Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII’s Lord High Chancellor, shortly after the Act of Supremacy was in place. The Act of Supremacy declared that King Henry VIII was supreme ruler over the Church of England These measures included new taxes, the disbanding of monasteries, land owned by the Catholic church was seized, and the amount of power King…

From Selfless Piety To The Sick And Needy Pilgrimages were important phenomena in European Christian culture during the Middle Ages. The early pilgrimages, such as Etheria’s pilgrimage to Jerusalem, differed from other types of travel and migration in where she went, the motivation to go, and the privileges she got. As pilgrimages evolved and became more widespread and local, they stayed similar in the type of destinations and dangers of the world, but the motivations behind changed. Pilgrims…

In the Islamic religion, there are two ritual trips: Umra and Hajj. Because the Umra is the ‘lesser’ of the two rituals, the Hajj is the more emphasized pilgrimage (The Rituals of the Hajj). The Hajj takes place within five places over the course of six days during the twelfth month of the Muslim calendar. The rituals of Hajj can be found in the 5 Pillars of Islam derived from the Islamic holy book, the Qur’an. Within the Qur’an one verse speaks of the pilgrimage’s significance, “And remember…