Quantitative analysis of the pilgrimage movement to jasna gÓra in 2010-2020

Pilgrimage is one of the oldest and most popular forms of travel. A pilgrimage is an individual or group journey to a site regarded as holy by a given religion. In Poland, pilgrimage is highly developed and related to religious traditions. The most popular pilgrimage shrine is the Virgin Mary Sanctuary at Jasna Góra in Częstochowa. Every year, millions of people from Poland and all over the world come to Jasna Góra, driven by the need for a spiritual experience related to prayer and meditation in a holy place. This article attempts to conduct a quantitative analysis of the pilgrimage movement to Jasna Góra in the years 2010-2020. Based on the research, it was found that the pilgrimage movement to the Jasna Góra Sanctuary in the years 2010-2020 was developing rapidly. During the period under study, there was a large, 37.5% increase in the number of pilgrims visiting the sanctuary. The conducted analysis demonstrates that the Jasna Góra Sanctuary remains the largest Polish pilgrimage shrine and its role in this respect has been strengthened.