Fill in the Blanks A pilgrimage to Mecca. Online version Vocabulary and concepts about a muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. by Alfonso Poza 1 tents pilgrimage forth Holy Kaaba Feast slopes Stoning slaughter once pilgrims At least in each Muslim's lifetime , they must visit to the Places of Islam located in Mecca , Saudi Arabia . The focus of this journey is the , a small rectangular building around which a huge mosque has been built . This begin two months after Ramadan each year . Dressed in symbolically simple clothing , Muslim circle the Kaaba seven times . Next , a symbolic search for water is performed by travelling back and between two nearby peaks . On the eighth day of the month , the pilgrims travel to the desert and spend the night in . The following day , over two million Muslims gather on the of Mount Arafat , where the afternoon is spent in prayer . The of Sacrifice , celebrated by Muslims worldwide , is performed by pilgrims and includes the of an animal . Finally , the pilgrims perform a ritual of the Devil by throwing pebbles at three pillars .