The hajj has been threatened from Islamic State militants and  following a giant crane collapse at mecca's Grand mosque that killed people

poor health - someone else had to read sermon

-it ends on the 13th day

-Only a few thousand were able to go but today there are more people (2.5 million) because there's more availability of motorized transportation (such as the automobile and airplane)

-2.5 million Muslims perform the hajj each year.

-To accommodate large numbers of pilgrims, the government of Saudi Arabia has spent more than $100 billion dollars since the 1950's to modernize and expand the pilgrimage facilities.

-¨Once a believer has made the pilgrimages he may add the title ḥājjī to his name¨

-about 800 pilgrims were killed two large groups at crossroads in mina caused the deaths on way to stoning

The hajj is a trip every muslim adult must take once in there life

Bring different people togeter to celebrate religion

Hajj literally means, “to continuously strive to reach one’s goal.” The Hajj, or Pilgrimage to Mecca, is a once-in-a-lifetime obligation for those who have the physical and financial ability to undertake the journey.

At the end of the hajj, the pilgrimś head is shaved and they throw stones at 3 pillars in Mina which represent devils.  Lastly, they go back to Mecca to circle the Ka´bah and then they leave.

muslims of all kinds gather together once a year to worship allah together

The hajj is a re-enactment of the rituals of the great prophets and teachers of faith

Hajj makes muslims realize the importance of life on earth, and the afterlife by getting rid of signs of social status, wealth, and pride

The hajj is a complex act of piety(a belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence) and can be
performed only in the last month of the muslim calendar.