Pilgrimage

For other uses of the word pilgrimage, see Pilgrimage (disambiguation).

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A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it is a journey to a sacred place or shrine of importance to a person's beliefs and faith. Members of every religion participate in pilgrimages. A person who makes such a journey is called a pilgrim.

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Religion - Spirituality - Journey - Search - Moral - Shrine - Belief - Faith - Pilgrim

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Secular and civic pilgrimages are also practiced, without regard for religion but rather of importance to a particular society. For example, many people throughout the world travel to the City of Washington in the United States for a pilgrimage to see the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. British people often make pilgrimages to London for public appearances of the monarch of the United Kingdom.

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Secular - Civic - Society - City of Washington - United States - Declaration of Independence - Constitution of the United States - British - London - Monarch

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Pop culture has also sought to redefine pilgrimages, defining a demoscene party as a pilgrimage.

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Pop culture - Demoscene - Pilgrimage

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