Pilgrims
- A pilgrimage is a journey or travel, that is often done for a religious purpose
The Pilgrims is the name for the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony, which is now Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1620 they traveled to New England on a ship called the Mayflower. There were 102 passengers on the ship. They were English Puritans who had left England years earlier to live in Leiden because of religious differences with the Church of England. Unlike other Puritans who wanted to reform the Church of England, they wanted to separate from it, so they were called Separatists. The original settlers of Plymouth Colony are known as the Pilgrim Fathers, or simply as the Pilgrims.[1]
The Mayflower was a cargo ship and was not meant for passengers. It was uncomfortable and small. Many Pilgrims got sick on the journey or soon after they arrived. One child was born on the Mayflower.
When they arrived in America, they built homes and farms. They received help from the Wampanoag people. The Wampanoag people taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn, hunt, and fish in the new land. They had a big feast for 3 days, which was the first thanksgiving.
Foods commonly eaten by the Pilgrims included bread, grains, corn, venison, turkey, mussels, lobster, eel, and clams.
Pilgrims Media
Pilgrim by Gheorghe Tattarescu
Ancient Greek lekythos showing a pilgrim from 450-425 BC
Tibetan pilgrim, Rewalsar Lake, Himachal Pradesh, India
Tibetans on a pilgrimage to Lhasa, doing full-body prostrations, often for the entire length of the journey
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem according to tradition is the site where Jesus was crucified and resurrected
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima is one of the largest pilgrimage sites (Marian shrine) in the world.
Modern Orthodox pilgrim in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine
Pilgrims enter the Badrinath Temple in Uttarakhand, India for a darśana
Pilgrims along the Ganges during Prayag Kumbh Mela
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References
- ↑ "The Pilgrims". HISTORY. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
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