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Lourdes is one of the most famous centres of Christian Pilgrimage. Describe and Explain why Christians go there  

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A01: Lourdes is one of the most famous centres of Christian Pilgrimage. Describe and Explain why Christians go there. Pilgrimage, meaning a journey to a holy place, is a trip many people of many faiths take often. It can be compulsory or through your own choice but it is always to do with faith and traditions. Many religious people don't go on pilgrimage and this doesn't mean they are not close to God, it may be for expense problems or they don't feel it will help them. Pilgrimage is often to a place where events have happened, relevant to what pilgrims believe, in the past and can alter someone's thoughts, beliefs or physical/mental being. Many centuries ago a pilgrimage used to be a long and dangerous journey that was a challenge to a person's faith and only the fittest survived. Nowadays it is a less demanding challenge which...

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