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41484
Type
conference item
Titre
Lithuanian crosses and the spirit of place: Transmitting the spirit of place
Langues
English
Auteurs
Miknevičienė, Giedrė / Nemunienė, Marija
Date
2008
Pagination de section
1-10
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Quebec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
crosses / pillars / chapels / memorials / monumental crosses / spirit of place / conservation of historic monuments / places of religion and ritual / intangible heritage
Résumé en anglais
Various types of crosses, roofed pillar-type crosses,miniature chapels have been built in Lithuania since the ancient times.
They used to be errected in cemeteries, churchyards, at crossroads, bythe way sides, near farmsteads, on river banks, etc. In Lithuania cross
crafting evolved into specific type of folk art.Little hills of the rural cemeteries with tall wooden crosses greatly
contributed to the formation of the Lithuanian scenery. Single crosses,located all over the country, used to give peculiar spirit to the places.
The Hill of Crosses near Siauliai is a phenomenal relict of thistradition. Everyone who visits the place, confirm that they really can
feel a genuinely strong, mystical spirit there.During the years of the Soviet occupation, cross crafting was
supressed and prohibited. At that time, in oder to keep up with thetradition, folk artists used to make carved pillars. However, the
mystical spirit of the place was lost.Having declared the Independance, the tradition of cross crafting in
Lithuania was let out like a genie from the bottle. The Lithuanianscenery is once again decorated with marvelous sacral works by
Lithuanian folk artists, giving a special spirit of suffering, strugglesand survival of the nation.
They used to be errected in cemeteries, churchyards, at crossroads, bythe way sides, near farmsteads, on river banks, etc. In Lithuania cross
crafting evolved into specific type of folk art.Little hills of the rural cemeteries with tall wooden crosses greatly
contributed to the formation of the Lithuanian scenery. Single crosses,located all over the country, used to give peculiar spirit to the places.
The Hill of Crosses near Siauliai is a phenomenal relict of thistradition. Everyone who visits the place, confirm that they really can
feel a genuinely strong, mystical spirit there.During the years of the Soviet occupation, cross crafting was
supressed and prohibited. At that time, in oder to keep up with thetradition, folk artists used to make carved pillars. However, the
mystical spirit of the place was lost.Having declared the Independance, the tradition of cross crafting in
Lithuania was let out like a genie from the bottle. The Lithuanianscenery is once again decorated with marvelous sacral works by
Lithuanian folk artists, giving a special spirit of suffering, strugglesand survival of the nation.
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