Pilgrimage
Last week in class we went on a little pilgrimage. First we started by washing our hands through a process called purification. Next we circled the “Kaba” seven times counter clockwise. The Kaba is a HUGE black building with gold on it. Next we had to run in between two hills that represented two big hills located in the dessert. The reason we do this is because it started when a women was searching for water for her child and then after running from hill top to hill top seven times. The women then finds water in a spring and gets to drink. Next we moved on to a hillside to stand for one minute without moving and just thinking. In a real pilgrimage you would stand on the hillside for one whole day praying and thinking about the world ending. On the fifth day you go to visit 3 pillars and throw 7 stones at each of them. The final thing to do in a pilgrimage is to sacrifice a lamb.