Kryždirbystė Cross
Carved oak wayside crosses of the Lithuanian cross-crafting tradition, one to five metres tall, with small roofs, carved figures and flower and geometric ornament, standing at village entrances, crossroads, cemeteries and shrines. Once consecrated by a priest, a cross is sacred and draws offerings — food, rosaries, scarves and aprons — seeking fertility, healing or protection, and the craft's masters, the kryždirbiai, shape stogastulpiai, koplytstulpiai and full crosses in styles that vary from region to region. Under Russian imperial rule and again under the Soviet occupation the wayside cros