Often pilgrims travel in groups and make stops at other religious sites on the way to their destination. When pilgrims arrive at the holy site there are rituals they are expected to follow. For example, Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca must wash and put on special clothes called Ihram before they arrive.
Hindus visiting the holy River Ganges often end their pilgrimage by bathing in the river as an act of purification — the washing away of sins. Christian pilgrims visiting Canterbury Cathedral might choose to light a candle at one of Cathedral altars. Today, many pilgrims to Canterbury Cathedral are able to let us know about their journey. They are offered a blessing before setting out and a thanks at the end of their journey.
In most cases pilgrims from all faiths will take part in a religious service at their pilgrimage destination. Accomodation Shop Translate Accessibility. Donate Virtual Tour. What is Pilgrimage People have always wanted to see and experience the places they read about in their holy books. The mode of travel can be important. Some walk, finding the slower pace helps them to notice and engage with the world around them as well as their inner self and God.
Others run, cycle, ride on horseback or use other methods of transport. The destination is significant too. Most pilgrim routes are ancient, taking people to places made holy by events that have happened there, in the footsteps of those who have gone before them or the presence of shrines or relics of holy people. But there was no such limitation with regards to height — except for the obvious engineering reasons of the time — and from floor to vaulting, the nave is nearly 80 feet high.
The tools that a master mason had to work with were limited — hammers, chisels, crude measuring devised, wooden scaffolding etc. However, for all these limitations, the professional skills shown at Canterbury are best seen in the central tower, known as the Bell Harry Tower. The ceiling, where men would have worked on their backs on top of less than stable scaffolding, is both highly decorative yet functional.
At the eastern end of the cathedral is a massive stained glass window that shows stories from the Bible. Beneath it is the patriarchal chair cathedra , made of Purbeck marble, on which since the 12th Century all archbishops have been enthroned.
It was originally thought that this chair was the one used by St. Augustine as his cathedra, but it is now accepted that the chair came about during the time when the choir was reconstructed.
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