WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -’Pilgrimage’ is often used to describe an individual’s journey through life, sometimes as a general description of personal growth and exploration, sometimes, as in Christianity, outlining a particular spiritual focus or pathway which it is believed will lead to encounter with God.

Detailed explanation-2: -a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The three main destinations of Christian pilgrimage are Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago de Compostela, and for most pilgrims throughout history reaching these sites was a prolonged and possibly dangerous endeavour.