Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day

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annual observance commemorative event memorial day

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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony	5
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Memorial Day	1
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony Day	1
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual observance ⓘ commemorative event ⓘ memorial day ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day ⓘ surface form: Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Memorial Day Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day ⓘ surface form: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony Day
associatedWith	Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims ⓘ surface form: Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims Genbaku Dome ⓘ surface form: 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 Day self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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	Hiroshima ⓘ surface form: 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 operations ⓘ surface form: 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) ⓘ