Kryžių kalno tapatumo raiška: prasmės ir simboliai
LTStraipsnyje nagrinėjama Kryžių kalno tapatumo samprata. Aptariami kraštovaizdžio objektų tapatumą formuojantys veiksniai, tapatumo prasmių ir simbolių veikimas. Dominuojantys naratyvai apima nacionalinius ir bendruomeninius, religinius ir mistinius, tautosakinius ir turistinius, kultūrinius ir asmeninius aspektus. Išskiriamos ir aptariamos šešios pagrindinės šio kraštovaizdžio objekto simbolinio tapatumo sampratos. Kryžių kalnas pristatomas kaip skirtingų idėjų, vertybių ir įsitikinimų raiškos vieta. Reikšmių ir simbolių priskyrimas Kryžių kalnui yra dinamiškas procesas, apimantis skirtingus diskursus.
ENareas: historical, religious, ethnographic, cultural, geographical, and others. The multiplicity of the identity of the Hill of crosses is partly due to its unique history. We distinguish six main concepts of the symbolic identity of this landscape object, in which one of the narrative is dominant, but overlapping with others: 1. The Hill of Crosses as a symbol of national and spiritual freedom, a symbol of resistance to occupants (Narrative: national symbol, place of resistance to occupants, place of national identity); 2. The Hill of Crosses as a symbol of personal and national rebirth (Narrative: the place of personal celebrations, the symbol of renewal and rebirth); 3. The Hill of Crosses as a place of religious devotion (Narrative: a religious place, a symbol of Christian faith); 4. The Hill of Crosses as a cultural and tourist space (Narrative: the place for fostering Lithuanian traditions and culture, one of the main tourism objects in Lithuania); 5. The Hill of Crosses – A scary and terrifying place (Narrative: An exclusive, interesting place, but uncomfortable, connected with a strange and the beyond world); 6. The Hill of Crosses as a mystic place (Narrative: A place associated with mystic stories, the place of determination of people’s destiny). Narratives and concepts of the symbolic identity of places are reflected both on social and personal levels. The whole complex of interconnections determines that the phenomenon of the Hill of Crosses includes different discourses of the Lithuanian history and culture. The Hill of Crosses is unique as it is not a static object of the cultural heritage. Everyone can contribute to the development of its visual and symbolic meanings.
