Out of many modes and motivations

This article explores a sequence of events, combination Orthodox Christian village and chapel festivals, associated processions cross-border procession, through the theoretical concept ritualisation. The events takes place annually in Finnish villages Saarivaara Hoilola, Pörtsämö wilderness cemetery former municipality Korpiselkä, located today Russia; it attracts participants with religious other motives, including nostalgia family history. An analysis is made how different sometimes contradictory modes action are structured intertwined to form coherent ritual event. On basis original anthropological research undertaken near over border between Finland Russia, Karelia, emerges that mastery by priests shared goals motives heritage culture give journey necessary structure, which can be studied explained terms