GVs 'Hill of Crosses', Lithuania.

Including shots of pilgrims, visitors and tourists. The site is about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is uncertain, but it is believed that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising. The site took on a special significance during the years 1944–1990, when Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union. It was a venue of peaceful resistance, although the Soviets worked hard to remove new crosses, and bulldozed the site at least three times.