Sacred Places and Cultural Memory on a Triple Border: Revitalizing Veneration of the Hermit Saints at Osogovo Monastery

This article presents the results of fieldwork at Osogovo Monastery, that took place during major Christian Orthodox holiday Dormition Mother God (Mac. Golema Bogorodica), as well on day patron saint monastery, St. Joachim Osogovo. The observes and analyzes contemporary rituals pilgrimage practices related to local religious beliefs cultural memory in border area between Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, existence transborder tourism.