Reason For Separate Western and Eastern Pilgrim Houses
The reasons for having separate Pilgrim Houses for the Western and Eastern Bahá'ís are due to the different cultures of the pilgrim's backgrounds. Examples may include:
- Eastern pilgrims would always remove their shoes before entering any building whereas westerners may not.
- Eastern pilgrims gave a special reverence to `Abdu'l-Bahá whereas westerners did not always understand this.
- The role of women was very different at the turn of the century in the two cultures.
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