StatCounter

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Hill of Crosses ( Lithuania) (Part 1)

 
One of Lithuania's most awe-inspiring sights is the legendary Hill of Crosses. 

The Hill of Crosses, Kryzių Kalnas, located 12 kilometers north of the small industrial city of Siauliai is the Lithuanian national pilgrimage center.

 
When I heard we were going to see the hill of crosses, I expected it would be climbing up hill. To my surprise, standing upon a small hill are many hundreds of thousands of crosses that represent Christian devotion and a memorial to Lithuanian national identity.

 
Planted here since at least the 19th century and probably much older, the crosses were bulldozed by the Soviets, but each night people crept past soldiers and barbed wire to plant more, risking their lives or freedom to express their national and spiritual fervour.





No comments:

Post a Comment