Shna Ndou pilgrimage concludes

TIRANA, June 13 – Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims of all religions visited the Shna Ndoi (St Anthony) church in the northern Lac town this week concluding a pilgrimage of 13 Tuesdays which started last March. People of all faiths took the road to church located in a hill some 50 kilometres from Tirana in a religious festival believed to bring healing and luck. People believe that the rock at Shna Ndo is holy and touching it brings healing. Shna Ndo was a pilgrim on his way from Jerusalem to Vatican, during his stop in Albania he made some miracles. Most people make the pilgrimage walking up the mountain. When they arrive they light candles all over the rocks.
Another religious pilgrimage in Albania is that of Mount Tomorr held every August, attracting Bektashi believers but also from the Muslim, Catholic and Orthodox communities. The pilgrimage commemorates Abbas ibn Ali, who died at the battle of Karbala.