Thursday, January 04, 2007

Šiauliai, Lithuania, Hill of Crosses - Kryžių Kalnas



Šiauliai, Lithuania, Hill of Crosses - Kryžių Kalnas :
This video is another in the series of "Lithuania's 60 Cities and Towns" appearing at our Channel TV-2, Television Channel.

See the history behind this most unique place. A place that has thousands of crosses brought by Lithuanians in a show of Faith and Pilgrims from around the world.

Additional short videos of Cities, Towns, Memorials and notable places in Lithuania will be added as they are produced. The material is from a collection of graphic material submitted by individuals interested in Lithuania. Largly members of The Lithuanians Yahoo Group and friends of Lithuania from across the Internet.

Filmed by Ben Eavey, Kentwood Michigan with added text and music. The Music is by a local, famous entertainer, Virgis Stakenas.

It is also presently the welcoming video at "The Lithuanians.com" website.

As of this writing this video is among the most viewed on the Internet at Yahoo Video, Category - NEWS, number 25 with over 36,000 views. There is a seperate link for Yahoo Videos in the VIDEO section in "The Table of Contents."

http://www.thelithuanians.com/
- CONTENTS - see Television TV - 2


This effort is intended as entertainment, education and promotion of Lithuanian culture..