Pilgrimage

People feared punishment for sins after death and believed that religious activities, including pilgrimages, could reduce their suffering in the afterlife. Religious festivals helped structure the calendar, and priests taught the community about worship and moral conduct.

People prayed, lit candles in church, fasted and confessed their sins. They joined processions to churches or went on pilgrimages to holy places. These were attempts to seek forgiveness and persuade God to end the epidemic, rather than actions directed against its biological cause.