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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Fulda

Hünfeld

Wayside Shrine at Kirschberg

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Fulda

Hünfeld

Wayside Shrine at Kirschberg

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Wayside Shrine at Kirschberg

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Location: Hünfeld, Landkreis Fulda, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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Robert von der Haune

September 28, 2021

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On the way to the summit of the Kirschberg you pass many wayside shrines. One of them is this one. You can relax briefly on the neighboring bench.

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Robert von der Haune

February 8, 2022

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There are already a few shrines in our area. Each wayside shrine has its own story. They are small religious monuments, usually a wooden or stone pillar standing on a path, which carries a sculptural or painted motif or devotional image (usually the image of a saint, a scene with saints or the crucified Christ).
The motivation is similar to that of wayside crosses: as an impetus for prayer on the way, as a sign of gratitude for dangers or epidemics that have been overcome, and as a reminder of accidents.

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