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29 March 2024
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Mysterious hill of crosses where pilgrims actually believe Christ can perform miracles


- The tradition of leaving crosses began after an uprising against the Russian tsar was put down in 1831
- Relatives of the dead rebels, with no bodies to bury, instead left crosses on this hill to commemorate their fallen
- Today there are some 200,000 crosses, carvings and shrines at the site made out of everything from wood to metal

The Hill Of Crosses in northern Lithuania has been a site of pilgrimage for hundreds of years.

Consisting of a hill bristling with hundreds of thousands of crosses of every size and design, it is a powerful testament to religious devotion - where pilgrims descend to plead with Jesus for miracles.

The tradition of leaving crosses began after an uprising against the Russian tsar was put down in 1831.

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