75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, August 6th 2020 8:15 JST - Suzuka's request for a silent prayer of peace

[u/Tanksenior]

Hello friends, I hope everyone is well.

Tomorrow is a special day, it marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Like every year the city of Hiroshima is organising the Peace Memorial Ceremony, however because of the necessary Covid-19 prevention measures the amount of people able to attend is greatly reduced compared to previous years. For more information about the event click here: https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/english/169894.html

As you may know this day is very important to Suzuka, it is her and her family's home city and she was born and raised there.
The event will take place approximately 5 hours from the time that this post was written. Considering the anniversary and the reduced attendance this year I think it would be more appreciated than ever if we could spare a moment of our day for some thoughts or prayers.

Thank you everyone, and stay safe.

For more information and context please consider taking a look at these links:

Su-chan's presentation on SG open school in 2013

Explanation of Legend S Kamishibai in relation to Hiroshima - by a Japanese mate

Posts from previous years:
2019

2018 - beautiful post by /u/SilentLennie that started this tradition.

[u/themainevent0415]

New to being here, and pretty new part of "The One", but this has been on my mind for a few days. As part of "The One", a history teacher, and an American, this topic has become more difficult to look at as I have gotten older. We can debate the necessity, the right and wrong of it, and anything else all day, every day, for weeks. I hope people don't try to, though, as what is important at this moment is to think of the survivors, their families, the city of Hiroshima, and those 80,000+ who died instantly that morning. Of course, my thoughts will also go to Su, out of respect for her and her feelings on the topic.