Krikštas
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krik-tas-278-2367175
title:
Krikštas
text:
Krikštas is a Lithuanian burial monument of oldest type. Typically they are carved of wood. Old krikštai are usually symmetric figurines of horseheads, birds, plants, hearts, etc. Since 19th-century cross-shaped monuments started to appear and the destruction figurine-type krikštai proceeded, since they were considered to be remnants of paganism. The figurine-type were mostly found in Lithuania Minor, in the areas of Protestant faith. Similar tombheads were reported in Protestant areas of German
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Lithuanian form of funerary monument
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krik%C5%A1tas
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date modified:
2023-07-05T23:17:41Z
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13
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