Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day is an annual observance in Japan dedicated to remembering the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual observance
commemorative event
memorial day
alsoKnownAs Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Memorial Day
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony Day
associatedWith Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
commemorates Korean victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
all victims of nuclear weapons
civilian victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
military victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
country Japan
date 6 August
follows atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945
frequency annual
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of anti-nuclear movement
symbol of postwar peace education in Japan
hasPart Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
includes laying of wreaths
moment of silence at 8:15 a.m.
offering of water to victims
peace declarations by the Mayor of Hiroshima
reading of the register of the names of victims
release of doves
ringing of the Peace Bell
speeches by survivors (hibakusha)
languageOfOfficialEvents Japanese
location Hiroshima
mainVenue Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
observedBy citizens of Hiroshima
international visitors
people in Japan
organizer City of Hiroshima
purpose educating about the consequences of nuclear weapons
promoting nuclear disarmament
promoting peace
remembering victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
relatedTo International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Nagasaki Peace Memorial Day
United Nations peace activities
significantEvent atomic bombing of Hiroshima
significantYear 1945
startTime morning
theme nuclear disarmament
peace
remembrance
timePointMarked 8:15 a.m. (time of the Hiroshima bombing)

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day ("Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony Day")
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day ("Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Memorial Day")
alsoKnownAs
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ("Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony")
annualEvent
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
commemoratedOn
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day ("Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony")
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