PELERINAJUL –ELEMENT AL VIEŢII RELIGIOASE A POLONEZILOR DIN BUCOVINA
The Pilgrimage – an Element of the Religious Life of the Members of the Polish Community in Bukovina

Summary/Abstract: The pilgrimage movement is an important element of the religious life of members of the Polish community in Bucovina. It arises from the universal human need of renewal and deepening of spiritual life, theneed of an experience of mysticism, sacrum, spiritual beauty and a sense of community. It is a manifestation of distance from everyday life (going beyond “here and now”), the dominant lifestyle and temporal values. Pilgrimages of Poles in Bukowina are connected with the tradition of Polish pilgrimage (especially to the shrine in Jasna Góra). The festivals of the patrons of churches located in Bucovina are an opportunity for the inhabitants of the region to pilgrimage. Celebrating these holidays is an opportunity to meet, make friends and maintain contacts within a wider, supra-local and trans-national Catholic community.

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