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Cuban faithful make annual pilgrimages to the church to pay tribute to its statue of a black virgin, the Virgen de la Caridad (Virgin of Charity).
It is evident in Irish-Americans' increased visits to Ireland (the Irish American Foundation calls them "pilgrimages"); the burgeoning membership of fraternal organizations like the Ancient Order of Hibernians (now at 100,000); and rising contributions to groups like the American Friends of Sinn Fein (in 1995, it raised a record $1.
So profound was his influence that eleven Chinese emperors made pilgrimages to the birthplace of the Great Teacher.
An active volcano (although there has been no major eruption for a century), the mountain is sacred to both Sasaks and Balinese, who make pilgrimages to its crater lake and hot springs.
In Mexico and the Southwest such vows may be called promesas or mandas and can be fulfilled by prayers, pilgrimages, and promised visits to a saint’s shrine if the wish or favor is granted.