Pilgrimage Project

Modern Day Pilgrimage Locations:

          1.       Kumano Ancient Trail Japan

          2.       Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru

          3.       Mount Kailash Pilgrimage, Tibet

          4.       Camino de Santiago, Spain

          5.       Croagh Patrick, Ireland

          6.       Char Dham, India

          7.       The Ganges River

          8.       Mount Athos, Greece

          9.       Western Wall, Jerusalem

         10.   Mecca, Saudi Arabia

         11.   Bodh Gaya, India

         12.   St. Paul Trail, Turkey

         13.   Route of Saints, Poland

         14.   Eleanor Crosses, England

         15.   Lourdes, France

         16.   Vatican City, Rome

         17.   Mt. Sinai, Egypt

         18.   The Way of St. James, France

         19.   Stonehenge, England

         20.   Kumano Kodo, Japan

         21.   The Lagoons of Huaringas, Peru

         22.   Adam’s Peak, Sri Lanka

You can select your own location as well, however, you need to include an explanation as to why it would be considered a place where people go on a pilgrimage.

You will be creating a pamphlet based on your location.  The pamphlet must include the following:

A.      Front cover – Picture(s) of location, name, and country where located

B.      Inside – Explanation of why people visit, history behind it, 3 quotes with source (not Wikipedia), additional picture(s)

C.      Back cover – Would you recommend visiting this location?  Please explain why.  Include your name and period.

Assignment will be due September 29^th for Periods 1,3,5 and September 30^th Periods 2 & 6 (4th period optional)

Worth 10 points