Lithuania cross mountain: hundreds of thousands of the souls of the comfort of

As the saying goes"RomeNot built in a day ", the accumulation of more than 5 cross dowman mountain is also so, history almost are the epitome of Lithuania national history in the making it a long and tortuous.

In 1960, the Soviet government finally become shame to cross mountain "capital punishment": Bulldozer powerful flat peak, exquisite cross are treated as garbage transported to the waste field; really take not to go is on fire or crushed.

The hill of crosses

MentionEuropeThe east coast of the Baltic Sea in Lithuania, a lot of people will immediately think of amber -- Lithuania national area of only 65000 square kilometers, than in ChinaNingxiaHui Autonomous Region of small, but there is 95% of the world's amber, Amber Kingdom is be worthy of the name "". Every year millions of tourists come to Lithuania, is to bring back a few pieces of genuine goods at a fair price amber jewelry. In fact, in addition to the amber, the cross of Lithuania also is famous in the world.

Lithuania people make cross's history can be traced back to the year fifteenth Century, at the beginning, the cross and Christian rituals are closely linked. Then, cross out of religion, and other commemorative activities linked.

Lithuania made cross is delicate and beautiful, has received the favor of collectors. In the northern city of Lithuania, 12 km north of Siauliai place, there is a make known to every family of the hills, it is "full of" the cross, became the world a unique scenic spots -- the hill of crosses.

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