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Etusivu / Lithuania / Siauliai and Kaunas 14
Luontipäivä / 2001 / Viikko 39 / Lauantai
Votive 'Hill of Crosses' (Kryziu Kalnas) at Siauliai
Votive 'Hill of Crosses' (Kryziu Kalnas) at Siauliai
The 'Hill of Crosses' is a place of national pilgrimage
The hillock is covered by thousands of crosses
Some of these are devotional whereas others are memorials (many for people deported to Siberia)
The hillock was originally a fortification
It is believed that the tradition of placing crosses began in the 14th century
During the Soviet era, the crosses were bulldozed at least three times, only to spring up again
Votive 'Hill of Crosses' at Siauliaii
Kaunas, where we stopped for lunch
The local fair was on, so we got to see a bit of local colour
Choral group performing from a mobile stage
Lithuania
Meeting the locals and getting the inside stories from them