PILGRIMAGE

Mara Gregor Tello

¿What is pilgrimage?
It is a journey where a person tries to find a new meaning of
itself, nature, others…
1. Hajj: muslim pilgrimage to Mecca (Saudi Arabia)

-Every year 2 million muslims go to Mecca.

- It takes place during the last month of the Islamic

Calendar (Dhu Al Hijjah).

- Should be done once in lifetime.

-Non muslim people can´t enter it.

2. Mass in the St. Peter´s Cathedral (Vatican City)
-Everyday 20,000 and 80,000 people
attend the Mass in Vatican City.

- People also come to visit the tomb of

Saint Peter.

- It is open to tourists.
3. Jewish pilgrimage to the Western Wall (Jerusalem)
- Jersulamen is where everything was created.

- The Western Wall is the only remaining part

from the Second Temple.

- As it hasn´t been destroyed, it gives them the

hope that they will last forever too.

- It is open to tourist.
 REFLECTION
Should Mecca be open to tourists?

-From a multiculturalistic point of view, restricting the entry of non-muslims

to Mecca makes it impossible to learn from and about other cultures.

- Mecca is a sacred place, tourist traffic would make it a less spiritual place.

- Tourism makes money, taking away the sacred place enviroment

BIBLIOGRAPHY
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage

-https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293993-i4536-k13077249-Can_non_muslims_visit_Mecca-Mecca_
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-https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/heritage/hajj-2019-the-islamic-pilgrimage-to-makkah-explained-1.88559
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-https://www.learnreligions.com/makkah-muslims-only-2004315

-https://www.206tours.com/st-peters-basilica-and-the-vatican-pilgrimage/

-https://www.st-peters-basilica-tickets.com/mass/

-https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z84dtfr/revision/6#:~:text=The%20most%20important%20site%20for,is
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