Lithuanian cross crafting

**Lithuanian cross crafting** ( *Lietuvos kryždirbystě)* anɛ Lithuanian art of crafting crosses,buudi malima kanɛ an dapuuda kpieb minilim. Kaanbʋg bimbim winaam pʋʋsim yin nɛ dapuuda maalig anɛ bʋnsʋŋ Lithuanian culture, Lithuanian malima ni. Lithuanian dapuuda malʋŋ la paas nɛ Roman Catholic dim pʋʋsim la ni. Lithuania yʋʋn da ti paas Russian Empire 19th century la ni la, dapuuda nwa yʋʋn lieb nɛ Lithuanian people la zanbin ba malima ni.

Minilim bɛdigʋ kpɛn dapuuda la ka ba mɔr oak tiigi maan la, ka sansia ba paasid kutnam maalig la ni. Banɛ maan dapuuda la, ka ba buon nɛ ba *kryždirbiai,* gɔɔn gilig teŋgbaŋ la. Niŋ kanɛ kpia Lithuanian dapuuda ka  kpia wina, god carver ko yʋʋr yi hali anɛ Vincas Svriskis onɛ da zaŋi o mɛŋ yam baŋ tʋʋm la yʋʋm tusir yinne, kɔbus nii nɛ pittan nɛ anu ti paae yʋʋm tusir yinne, kɔbus wai nɛ piinɛ ayuobʋ la,(1835-1916), onɛ ka o dapuuda da bɛ central Lithuania teŋ la zink wʋsa, yʋʋn bɛ teŋgbaŋ la malima laad suak zinki an national museums.

UNESCO paas Lithuanian dapuuda maalʋg Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity of 2001 gbaʋŋin. Yʋʋm tusa ayi nɛ piinɛ ayɔpɔi, 2017 la ni yaasɛ dapuuda maalʋg nɛ li zabina la paan siel Lithuania teŋin da kpɛn Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory of Lithuania ka li folk art, kpieb nɛ laad maalig minilim bɛɛ kuob nɛ gʋʋl tʋʋma, traditional craftsmanship or agricultural activities. Minilim dapuuda maaligin, nɛ daad, kuga bɛɛ kutnam laam nɛ duorim laad, elaborate jewelry crosses mɛ laam kpɛn buudi sieba malima pʋʋgin. Ba sieba anɛ Celtic crosses, Ethiopian crosses nɛ American crosses.

## Siniŋir nɛ li malima an siem
Dapuuda maaligi an buudi malʋŋ, folk art la naamʋg da paan nɛ Yeesu Krista sour la dɔllim Lithuania teŋin, lin zugɔɔ li da kpab nɛ motifs of Christian Religious art nɛ motifs of Baltic mythology. Malima naamʋg 15th century pʋ dɔlis nɛ kpiab nɛ laad maalig minilimi nɛ, amaa a duoe dapuuda la ziel (ied nimbaanlzɔɔr, bɛɛ Winaam gurim, banɛ kpi, Winaam bɛɛ kpiim sʋma yɛla etc.)- onɛ kpiad dapuuda la nɛ li ieb, dapuuda la kpiab minilim, a duoe li ziel, a pʋʋsi niŋi li, a keŋ kaae dapuuda la, a kaanbid nɛ malim sieba, a ɔnɔd teŋgbaʋŋ la yaabʋg laad banɛ saam la mɛn. buudi malima siak ya ye Yeesu Krista pʋʋsim (ba zieli zanbina yaabʋg laad yaadin, teŋbibisin nɛ tempʋbɛda ni) nɛ malim kʋda banɛ ka ba maan ka li pʋ sʋŋidi ba bɛllim la (ba zien aznbin ban nɛ kpiel kuom kɔlis nɛ kɔldaad banɛ ka ba pʋʋsid kuga bɛɛ yaa li ba tiisin). Dapuuda banɛ vɛnl la *Lietuvviškasis kryžius,* ba digin bama nɛ suoya kpikpɛmis, yaadin, yaan nɛ kaanbʋg piini pʋʋsim dɔɔtin. Dapuuda la maali nɛ architecture,s culpture, blacksmith art nɛ painting laad.  One to five meters high, they often feature floral or geometric symbols, motifs of the sun birds and the tree of life. Sansi'a ba ye duorim ba nɛ, nɛ si'enam zabina mɛɛb. A sɔs yɛlsʋm bɛɛ pʋ'ʋs barika, ba ye maal dapuuda la nɛ tiend banɛ kpila yɛla bɛɛ li an zanbini kanɛ guri ba siigin zin'i sieba. Hali nɛ zina ba maan dapuuda nɛ zanbin zin'i banɛ ka nidib da min'i mɛɛ zin'in bɛɛ kuobzin'is, zin'i banɛ ka min'i kʋ nidib bɛɛ nidibi kpi sapu'adin zin'i sia a tien nidib banɛ kpi la, malim bɛda, li gur suokɛnnib,a wɔ'ɔgid pʋ'ʋsim zin'is. The Hill of Crosses mɔri dapuuda la buudi nam la bɛdigʋ. Sʋ'ʋlim wʋsa mɔri o dapuudir maalig buudi, linɛ da'ad hali la anɛ chapel-pole (i.e."koplytstulpis"-li anɛ pole kanɛ ka ba pil nɛ pʋ'ʋsim dɔbibis nɛ pʋ'ʋsim la'ad banɛ ka ba mɛɛ zi'el ka ba digili ba ka ba pa' taaba zug, ka bʋn bibis la pa'a agɔla). Dzūkija ethnogrwphic sʋ'ʋlim ba duorim dspuuda nɛ wreaths, flowers, ribbons nɛ aprons. Samogitia statuettes of Virgin Mary ba bɔbigidi nɛ sɛnbidiŋ ka niŋi ba niŋɔnkɔris. Banɛ maan dapuuda laɔ Lithuania teŋin zinkaŋa nwa today gaad nidib kɔbisa ayi 200.

## Gɔsim nɛŋa ya'as

* Dievedirbys, or "god carver" 
* Roofed pole

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