The Shrine of Krokulė

The Shrine of Krokulė

The spring of Krokulė flows south-west of Lygamiškis mound, located near a small, yet very beautiful town of Užpaliai, Utena district. According to the Great Dictionary of Lithuanian Language, the word krokti stands for making noise, shouting or humming, while a spring is a metaphor for the source and beginning of something. Members of the older generation of the parish love to tell various stories and legends, related to the spring: In the ancient times there was a pagan sanctuary and the settlement of the pagan priest. There also used to be an ancient oak, yet even the oldest of the townspeople can’t remember it. When the tree finally fell, some unknown master made a shrine and put it into a younger tree, growing near the spring. No one managed to destroy the shrine and people can still admire this relic today.

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