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This article is on religious pilgrims. For other uses, see Pilgrim (disambiguation) . A pilgrim is one who undertakes a religious Pilgrimage , literally 'far afield'. This is traditionally a visit to a place of some religious significance; often a considerable distance is traveled. Examples include a Muslim visiting Mecca or a Christian or Jew visiting Jerusalem . No religion has laid greater stress on the duty of a pilgrimage than Islam in the Hajj . In the United States the word " Pilgrims " usually refers to the first European settlers of New England , who celebrated the " First Thanksgiving " with the Native Americans in 1621 . Pilgrimages are characteristic of many religions, such as those of Ancient Egypt , Persia in the Mithraic Period , India , China , and Japan . The Greek and Roman custom of consulting the God s at local Oracle s, such as those at Dodona or Delphi , both in Greece, is widely known. In the early period of Hebrew History , pilgrimages were made to Shiloh and Dan and to Bethel (now Beitin , Jordan ). The great Islam ic pilgrimage to Mecca (now in Saudi Arabia ), is obligatory for every Muslim, and other Islamic devotional pilgrimages, particularly to the Tomb s of Saint s, are numerous. Al Qayrawān in Tunisia , Ouezzane in Morocco , Karbalā’ in Iraq , and Mashhad ( Meshed ) in Iran are sacred Muslim cities. Benares (now Vārānasi ), India is a renowned place of pilgrimage for Hindus . .]] The Early Christians made pilgrimages to the scenes of the Passion Of Christ in Jerusalem . Even after Jerusalem had been occupied by the Saracen s, the liberty of pilgrimage, on payment of a tax, was secured by Treaty ; the necessity of protecting pilgrims, however, gave rise to the medieval military orders, such as the Knights Templar . The chief places of pilgrimage in the West included, in (Saint Erkembode ) and Lourdes , all in France . In early Celtic Christianity , pilgrimage was an Ascetic religious practice, leaving home and the Clan for an unknown destination, in complete trust of Divine Providence . These travells often resulted in the founding of new Abbey s and spreading christiantity among the pagan population in Britain as well as on Continental Europe . LITERATURE EXTERNAL LINKS
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