Hiroshima Peace Day: Sadako Sasaki and the paper cranes

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She spent her time folding origami paper cranes, hoping for a wish to cure her illness. Following her death, friends and family raised funds to erect a lasting memorial in honour of both Sadako Sasaki and all children impacted by the effects of the atomic bomb. In 1958 a statue of her holding a golden crane was unveiled in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Every year on August 6th, young people from all over the world leave thousands of paper cranes at the memorial in memory of Sadako and during the evening, a Peace Message Lantern Floating Ceremony is held on the nearby river. Some 50,000 local citizens and visitors, as well as ambassadors and dignitaries from around 70 countries, gather here and write messages of peace on the lanterns.

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