Ziółkowska-Weiss Kamila
Institute of Law and Economics, University of the National Education Commission, Ul. Podchorążych 2 (Room 537), 30-084, Kraków, Poland.
J Relig Health. 2024 Nov 18. doi: 10.1007/s10943-024-02186-2.
Luján is considered the religious heart of Argentina, attracting pilgrims from all over the world. Among the pilgrimages across the world, there is also a Polish pilgrimage organized every year by Polish communities in Buenos Aires for the Polish Argentines. The purpose of this article is to examine the changes in the number of pilgrims, administered sacraments and celebrated masses in Luján from 2019 to 2023. The research shows that after a sharp decline in the number of pilgrims from 5 million in 2019 to 1 million in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a resurgence in pilgrimages, with over 6 million pilgrims worldwide in 2023. The article analyses empirical data collected through in-depth interviews with 25 Argentines of Polish descent (n = 25). Its purpose is to examine how the motives and intentions of these individuals for making a pilgrimage to Luján have changed before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as significance of the pilgrimage for each of them. The research clearly demonstrates that the pandemic has strengthened the faith of Polish pilgrims living in Argentina, who now view pilgrimages to Luján and entrusting their intentions to the Virgin Mary as a personal obligation.
卢扬被视为阿根廷的宗教中心，吸引着来自世界各地的朝圣者。在世界各地的朝圣活动中，布宜诺斯艾利斯的波兰社区每年也会为波兰裔阿根廷人组织一次波兰朝圣之旅。本文的目的是研究2019年至2023年期间卢扬朝圣者的数量、施予的圣礼以及举行的弥撒的变化情况。研究表明，由于新冠疫情，朝圣者数量从2019年的500万急剧下降至2020年的100万，之后朝圣活动有所复苏，2023年全球朝圣者超过600万。本文分析了通过对25名波兰裔阿根廷人（n = 25）进行深入访谈收集的实证数据。其目的是研究在新冠疫情之前、期间和之后，这些人前往卢扬朝圣的动机和意图发生了怎样的变化，以及朝圣对他们每个人的意义。研究清楚地表明，疫情增强了生活在阿根廷的波兰朝圣者的信仰，他们现在将前往卢扬朝圣并将自己的意图托付给圣母玛利亚视为一项个人义务。
