Lithuania Hill Of Crosses

People from Lithuania and probably beyond make a pilgrimage to a hill near the Latvia border to place crosses on the hill in the middle of nowhere to wish for something good. They have been doing this for centuries. It is called the Hill of Crosses. I was unprepared for this phenomenon as our tour bus ambled through the Lithuanian countryside to take us there. Over the centuries, not only crosses,but giant crucifixes, carvings of Lithuanian patriots, statues of the Virgin Mary and thousands of tiny effigies and rosaries have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims. The exact number of crosses is unknown, but there must be close to 1 million.