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I was here!

It is not just a modern whim to scratch your initials into the bark of a tree or park benches. For centuries visitors were tempted to leave their marks at the sights they visited. At the Holy Grave in Görlitz medieval pilgrims have also used sanguine and left for example a pretty, opulent pretzel with a crown in the stone and a key, both accompanied by dates of the 15th century. The crowned pretzel is the guild mark of the baker’s guild; the key may indicate that locksmiths visited the grave.