Hiroshima Day in Japan begins with silence at 8.15 am.Image Credit Source: Getty Images
On the morning of 6 August 1945, the American B-29 bomber aircraft Enla Gay reaches the city of Hiroshima in Japan. At 8.15 am, the atomic bomb drops the Little Boy and in 43 seconds, everything in 4 thousand degrees Celsius is destroyed. 70 thousand deaths occur immediately and the process of deaths continues due to radiation. Overall, this bomb takes one and a half million lives.
In many generations, congenital deformities were seen in cancer, leukemia as well as children born. The people of Hiroshima testify to the tragedy, which their families have faced. People of Japan remember the tragedy every year, which is celebrated as Hiroshima Day.
Silence starts with siren at 8:15 am
Hiroshima, called the cool city of Japan, was demolished at 8.15 pm on 6 August 1945, so the same time was selected for silence. People arrive at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and rings the siren at 8:15 am. The siren may play in the park, but whatever happens, it keeps silence for a minute.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial. Photo: Getty Images
A peace ceremony is organized, in which the Prime Minister, International Representative and family of this attack participate. Children and citizens sing songs of peace. In Peace Memorial Park, the bell of peace is played and people are seen praying for the nuclear -free and war -free world.
Hiroshima’s Mayor and Japanese Prime Minister gives the message of peace. Remember that incident. In a way, this message goes to the whole world that how an atomic bomb wounds for generations, which makes it impossible to recover.
On Hiroshima Day, pigeons called a symbol of peace are left in Japan. Photo: Getty Images
White pigeon and paper cranes
White pigeons are released in the morning in many parts including Hiroshima, Japan. They are considered a symbol of peace and they are liberated to maintain the same peace. Japan is also known for the Origemi. Origemi means making different types of shapes with paper, such as birds, frogs and boats.
The impact of this quality of Japan is also visible on Hiroshima Day. People make paper cranes and offer it to the memorial. It is considered a symbol of peace here. This too has a story. In Japan, a lady named Sadako Sasaki made 1 thousand paper cranes after bombing Hiroshima, which is still intact today.
Lantern flowing in the river
There are different types of programs throughout the day on Hiroshima Day, after which people reach the banks of the river in the evening. The lantern floating in the water is released. It is known as Lantern Floating Ceremony. Through the lantern, the peace of the soul of the dead and the world should become nuclear -free, it is wished. Along with this, people express their experiences and sensations.
Hiroshima Day is not just a day of mourning
This day is not just a day of mourning for Japan’s incident of Hiroshima and in memory of it. It is also a day of resolve to remove the world from war and nuclear weapons. Japan’s peace events and efforts have changed this day as a symbol of global peace and education.
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