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Pilgrims Line Up to See 'Holy' Potato in Germany

Thursday, May 08, 2008

The home of a Berlin woman has become a destination for pilgrims after the likeness of a cross was found in one of the potatoes she was cutting to make french fries, Germany’s The Local reported.

Birgul Balta, 49, said she invited family and neighbors to see the spud and soon a steady stream of the curious had lined up at her door, the paper reported.

Everyone was deeply stirred," said Balta, a Muslim. "Some of them even began to weep and to pray."

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