Showing posts with label Peace Lantern Ceremony. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peace Lantern Ceremony. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Arcata Peace Lantern Ceremony

“When the student is ready,
the teacher will appear.” 
— Buddhist proverb 

Humboldters mark the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a floating lantern ceremony of peace and remembrance, and have done so for 30 years, yet this was our first time attending. The occasion was marked with song and poetry, and a special recognition of Kyoko Clark — a native of Kyushu, Japan, and long-time Humboldt resident — who was in attendance at the area's first peace lantern ceremony. 


People gathering at the edge of Klopp Lake at the Arcata Marsh …

… were welcomed by flute songs.

Kyoko Clark (left) received special recognition for 30 years
of participation in the lantern ceremony.

As dusk falls, the lanterns are lit  …



… and set adrift, one by one.





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