Entrance to Wiches’ Hill
During the 19th century there were no forests on the top of the dune’s of most of the spit. Witches’ Hill was the site for celebrating Rasos, Feast of the Dew also known as St. John’s Eve or Midsummer’s Night. Revelry, music and dancing, drinking until sunrise was the tradition until World War I. This special place was revered in ancient times when Rage, the goddess of the witches would alight and caste her spells.
To rekindle and recapture the mystical quality an folk artist camp was organized in 1979—folk artisans carvers and smiths came from all over Lithuania and created 25 sculptures. For the next three years they came again. Now over 80 sculptures with iron work embellishments adorn the mile or so trail and each year the artisans return to restore and carve new images.