Bosnia: Pilgrims Continue Traditions Despite Coronavirus Pandemic

MEDJUGORJE, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - AUGUST 15: Statues of the Virgin Mary are offered for sale to Catholic believers as they celebrate the Assumption of Mary near site where the Virgin Mary is believed to have appeared in an apparition on August 15, 2020 in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since the outbreak of coronavirus, many pilgrims have canceled their visit to Medjugorje but thousands still come to pray despite the pandemic. Millions of pilgrims have visited Medjugorje, since the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to six young villagers for the first time on June 24, 1981. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Getty Images)