Hope to Hiroshima is an annual event remembering those who perished in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

Hope to Hiroshima is an annual event remembering those who perished in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Stock Photo
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Paul Christian Gordon / Alamy Stock Photo

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BNYXPC

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50 MB (2.5 MB Compressed download)

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5120 x 3413 px | 43.3 x 28.9 cm | 17.1 x 11.4 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

6 August 2010

Location:

Green Lake - Seattle, Washington

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From Hiroshima To Hope - August 6, 2010. The annual lantern floating ceremony honoring victims of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and all victims of violence. This event is organized by a collation of peace, religious, civil liberties and cultural heritage organizations. The annual ceremony is an adaptation of an ancient Japanese Buddhist ritual, the Toro Nagashi, in which lanterns representing the souls of the dead are floated out to sea and prayers are offered that the souls may rest in peace. The Toro Nagashi is reenacted each year at this time in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and in many cities around the world.