Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony is a ceremony that takes place every year on August 6 (the day of the 1945 atomic bombing) in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. It is held to honor and remember the victims of the atomic bombs and to pray for lasting world peace.
The ceremony takes place in front of the Memorial Cenotaph in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Many people take part, including families of the victims and visitors from around the world. The first ceremony was held in 1947 by Shinzo Hamai, who was mayor of Hiroshima at the time.
In 2010, John V. Roos became the first United States ambassador to Japan to go to the ceremony. President Barack Obama visited later in 2016.[1]
Memorial ceremonies for Hiroshima outside Japan
[change | change source]The idea of holding memorials for the atomic bomb victims has spread, and similar ceremonies are now held in other places around the world.
An example of this was when 18 people from Hiroshima visited the Holocaust memorial of Yad Vashem in Israel and held a short ceremony at the Yizkor Hall on August 6, 1986.[2]
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Fackler, Martin (August 6, 2010). "For First Time, U.S. Envoy Attends Ceremony at Hiroshima". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ↑ Ma'ariv (Israeli Hebrew daily), Aug. 7, 1986
Other websites
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- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony Archived 2019-08-08 at the Wayback Machine