The Flame of Peace in Peace Memorial Park was lit in 1964 and it will burn until the day something disappears from the earth. What is that "something"?
(1) War (2) Guns (3) Violence (4) Nuclear weapons
Hiroshima Day Quiz
Answers
The correct answer is option (d) Nuclear weapons.
- The Peace Flame is another memorial to the victims of the Hiroshima bombing, but it has more symbolic significance. The flames have been blazing ever since 1964, and they will continue to burn until all the nuclear bombs on this planet are destroyed and the planet is free of the threat of nuclear extinction.
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a memorial park in the center of Hiroshima. , Japan. Dedicated to Hiroshima's legacy as the world's first nuclear bombardment at the end of World War II and in memory of direct and indirect bomb victims (possibly 140,000 of them.). Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is visited by more than a million people each year.
Answer:
The flame has burned continuously since it was lit on August 1, 1964. It symbolizes the anti-nuclear resolve to burn the flame "until the day when all such weapons shall have disappeared from the earth."
The city of Hiroshima holds the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony every August 6th, they remember the events and vow to never let nuclear weapons strike any city again. Every year on August 6th, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony is held in Hiroshima's central Peace Memorial Park.
Explanation:
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park was built in the 1950s to memorialize the first victims of a nuclear attack. The park covers an area that was close to the hypocenter of the blast.
Once Hiroshima’s busiest commercial district, the area is now a beautiful park embraced by the Tonkawa and Motoyasu rivers on either side. Sculpted trees, flower gardens, and monuments have transformed a site of destruction into an attractive place to pay tribute to the victims and advocate for world peace. On Sunday 9 May 2004, the World Peace Flame monument was installed in Cadzand in the province of Zeeland, The Netherlands.
Every year on August 6, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony is held in this park. Every August 6, "A-Bomb Day", the city of Hiroshima holds the Peace Memorial Ceremony to console the victims of the atomic bombs and to pray for the realization of lasting world peace. The ceremony is held in front of the Memorial Cenotaph in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The eternal flame has been burning now continuously for 50 years. The new hardware, more modern and efficient, will keep it burning so it may continue to be a beacon of hope and remembrance for all who see it, said Patrick K.
Initial scientific theories say that the eternal flame was kept alight due to the presence of ancient and extremely hot rocks called shale. However, recent research says that the rocks in the small chamber under the falls are not hot enough to produce such a reaction. They bear the same temperature as a cup of tea.