Zephyros
Magistrate
Almost each and every country has a pilgrimage center that is the central hub for many centuries. In Lithuania one of the most important pilgrimage centers is the Hill of Crosses. It is a depiction of Christianity and literally looks like its` name suggests - it really is a hill of crosses.
This 'Mecca of Lithuania' - thousands upon thousands of crosses on a hillock - has inspired countless pilgrimages.
The Hill of crosses atract's people with it's peace, spirituality, authenticity and sacred nature.
The origin of these thousands of crosses here still remains a mystery, though most people believe it must have occurred after the uprising and rebellion in the year 1831, when people fought against the then ruling Tsarist government which did not respect their wishes of honoring their God. After another uprising in the year 1863, the popularity of the crosses increased and they also became more numerous in their overall total number.
Large and tiny, expensive and cheap, wood and metal, the crosses are devotional, to accompany prayers, or finely carved folk-art masterpieces. Others are memorials, tagged with flowers, a photograph or other mementoes in memory of the deceased, and inscribed with a sweet or sacred message.
Only 12 km North from Šiauliai city this amazing hill lies. The Hill of Crosses glorifies the faith that people have in Christianity. Crosses put there are not by Lithuanians alone, but by people from all over the world. Dimensions of the Šiauliai Hill of Crosses are determined to be nearly 60 meters long and nearly 40 to 50 meters in its width. In fact, cross crafting is a unique Lithuanian art branch known as an important part of Lithuanian culture. The kind of craft is even included into the list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
The hill remains under nobody's jurisdiction; therefore people are free to build crosses as they see fit.
Pls refere to Eulalias note @ http://www.cruxforums.com/xf/threads/rebellion-in-2014.3167/page-103
This 'Mecca of Lithuania' - thousands upon thousands of crosses on a hillock - has inspired countless pilgrimages.
The Hill of crosses atract's people with it's peace, spirituality, authenticity and sacred nature.
The origin of these thousands of crosses here still remains a mystery, though most people believe it must have occurred after the uprising and rebellion in the year 1831, when people fought against the then ruling Tsarist government which did not respect their wishes of honoring their God. After another uprising in the year 1863, the popularity of the crosses increased and they also became more numerous in their overall total number.
Large and tiny, expensive and cheap, wood and metal, the crosses are devotional, to accompany prayers, or finely carved folk-art masterpieces. Others are memorials, tagged with flowers, a photograph or other mementoes in memory of the deceased, and inscribed with a sweet or sacred message.
Only 12 km North from Šiauliai city this amazing hill lies. The Hill of Crosses glorifies the faith that people have in Christianity. Crosses put there are not by Lithuanians alone, but by people from all over the world. Dimensions of the Šiauliai Hill of Crosses are determined to be nearly 60 meters long and nearly 40 to 50 meters in its width. In fact, cross crafting is a unique Lithuanian art branch known as an important part of Lithuanian culture. The kind of craft is even included into the list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
The hill remains under nobody's jurisdiction; therefore people are free to build crosses as they see fit.
Pls refere to Eulalias note @ http://www.cruxforums.com/xf/threads/rebellion-in-2014.3167/page-103
