A pilgrimage is a journey that someone makes to a place that is very important to them. a private pilgrimage to family graves. Journey to a shrine or other sacred place undertaken to gain divine aid, as an act of thanksgiving or penance, or to demonstrate devotion. Medieval Christian pilgrims stayed at hospices set up specifically for pilgrims, and on their return trip they wore on their hats the badge of the shrine visited. The chief attractions for pilgrims in the Middle Ages were the Holy Land, Santiago de Compostela in Spain, and Rome, but there were hundreds of local pilgrimage sites, including the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi and that of St. Thomas Becket in Canterbury. More recent pilgrimage sites include the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico (1531), Lourdes in France (1858), and Fátima in Portugal (1917). The tradition of pilgrimage is also important in Buddhism, with sites including Bodh Gaya, where the Buddha received enlightenment, and Varanasi, where he delivered his first sermon. In Islam all members of the faith are enjoined to perform the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, at least once in their lifetime
The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place
A long journey or voyage, especially one in which the traveler will never return to the starting place As a symbol of life, a way of living in which everything is judged according to how it relates to the destination, whether it holds back or helps travelers on their way
A journey made by a religious person to a holy site To travel the length of the Ganges River, as Hillary did in the "Ocean to Sky expedition, is considered a holy pilgrimage for Hindus