The November Uprising involved a bunch of down-trodden troops in Lithuania rebelling against the might of the occupying Russian force. They made a heroic stand along with other fighters from Poland, Ukraine and Belarus but were crushed in less than a year. At least 60,000 people were killed or injured in the 11 months of fighting.
It seems likely that the heavy losses in the November Uprising’s were the starting signal for the swarm of crosses. People were often unable to locate the bodies of their friends and relatives lost in battle, so this spot seems to have been chosen as a general shrine.
Catholic pilgrims also bring rosaries, Virgin Mary statues and other religious tat. An estimate in 2006 put the number of items at 100,000.
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