Watching the Ganges Pilgrimage yesterday in class gave me a new way to look at what another type of pilgrimage can be like. \u00a0We have read, learned, and even walked through a pilgrimage on our own but the Ganges Pilgrimage seems to be very different than any of the pilgrimages we have learned about and I find that very fascinating. \u00a0The axis mundi is still there, just like any other pilgrimage. \u00a0Other things that are different about the Ganges Pilgrimage is they don’t have to live their city. \u00a0Some people don’t consider someone to make a full pilgrimage unless they leave their country and then return. \u00a0This one is in their city, and there are 5 different types of pilgrimages you can go on.<\/p>\n
Not only was just learning how the Ganges Pilgrimage is different but also how they worship the Ganges River. \u00a0The people in India refer to the rive as Her. \u00a0They put a lot of emphasis on the river and how significant it is to them. \u00a0I found this interesting because it seems to me that each pilgrimage we have studied is about worshipping a different higher power.<\/p>\n
I enjoyed getting to watch a another type of pilgrimage and I find it interesting the different types of worshipping that happens with each, but in it’s own way, each pilgrimage is similar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Watching the Ganges Pilgrimage yesterday in class gave me a new way to look at what another type of pilgrimage can be like. \u00a0We have read, learned, and even walked through a pilgrimage on our own but the Ganges Pilgrimage … Continue reading