During the last week we had a visitor from Germany. We showed him around Siauliai and tried to figure out all the important things to see for a foreinger.
One important trip was the one to the Hill of crosses near Siauliai. The Hill of crosses is a famous place for pilgrims and it is one of the national Lithuanian cultural monuments.
in the 19th century while the insurgence against russian foreign rule many people were executed on the hill. For their honesty people put crosses on the hill. This was the start of a tradition.
In Sowiet Union times the authority tried to destroy this tradition several times by taking away the crosses. But every time someone put new ones on the hill again.
So the crosses are not just a christian symbol now. They also represend the independence of the country.
For me the hill was very impressive. There are so many crosses on it and so many different ones. Some with names or wishes, big ones, small ones etc. When you pass the hill you can not stop discovering new crosses. It is not just a relogious thing now it is for everybody who wants to be connected with this place. The atmosphere is full of memories and the visitors can divine them. Aditionally the hill will not stop growing and it is always in a process of changing.
It is an interesting and also a bit mystic place and maybe we will also at a cross full of memories before leaving Siauliai next summer.
One important trip was the one to the Hill of crosses near Siauliai. The Hill of crosses is a famous place for pilgrims and it is one of the national Lithuanian cultural monuments.
in the 19th century while the insurgence against russian foreign rule many people were executed on the hill. For their honesty people put crosses on the hill. This was the start of a tradition.
In Sowiet Union times the authority tried to destroy this tradition several times by taking away the crosses. But every time someone put new ones on the hill again.
So the crosses are not just a christian symbol now. They also represend the independence of the country.
For me the hill was very impressive. There are so many crosses on it and so many different ones. Some with names or wishes, big ones, small ones etc. When you pass the hill you can not stop discovering new crosses. It is not just a relogious thing now it is for everybody who wants to be connected with this place. The atmosphere is full of memories and the visitors can divine them. Aditionally the hill will not stop growing and it is always in a process of changing.
It is an interesting and also a bit mystic place and maybe we will also at a cross full of memories before leaving Siauliai next summer.
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