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  • The Hill of Crosses is situated in the middle of an arable land, sixteen kilometers from Šiauliai. It is seen from Šiauliai – Ryga highway.
  • The Hill of Crosses is one of the most renowned pilgrimage places in all the country and it’s a symbol of desire for freedom, national pride and piety.
  • Together with crosses people leave photos, a rosary, a note asking. In 1993 he visited the Hill of Crosses and the Pope celebrated a solemn mass on it.
  • in the middle of the Hill of Crosses. Several questions have popped up over the years regarding the number of crosses as well as their purpose and origin.
  • Some of them are small and simple, while others are large and ornate. Visitors to the Hill of Crosses often bring their own crosses to add to the collection.
  • The Hill of Crosses in Šiauliai County, Lithuania. ... Spirituality seeps deep into the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania and it has been a pilgrimage site for many years.
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  • The Hill of Crosses, or Kryziu Kalnas in Lithuanian, is a collection of over 200,000 wooden crosses erected on a small hill in Šiauliai in Northern Lithuania.
  • “For some people, the Hill of Crosses is a place of contemplation and prayer. For others, it symbolises defiance and resistance in the darker times.