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Hill of Crosses in Lithuania


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These are photos of unknown author from Hill of Crosses.


It has more than 50,000 crosses on it, and no it is not a cemetery.


The reasons for the crosses to be there is that there is a story that each one who would put his own cross on this mountain would become a lucky guy, so thousands come here and install their custom crosses.


They say this tradition appeared before the Christianity came to Lithuania and Russia and is of pagan origin.hill of crosses , lithuania  2


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