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Hiroshima 1943. Sadako Sasaki was born i n the city of Hiroshima in Japan during the World War II. HIROSHIMA. August 6, 1945. She was two years old when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, where she lived with her family. 1949-1953. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Hiroshima 1943
Sadako Sasaki was born in the city of Hiroshima in Japan during the World War II.
HIROSHIMA
August 6, 1945
She was two years old when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, where she lived with her family.
1949-1953
Sadako was a healthy, friendly child who enjoyed going to school. She loved singing and doing sports.
1954
Ten years later she started feeling ill: the radiation had caused her leukemia.
1955
While she was in the hospital, Sadako's best
friend, Chizuko, told her the
legend of the thousand paper
cranes.
Japanese legend
If you fold 1,000 origami cranes, you will be granted a
wish
In Asia the cranes are symbols of longevity, healing, patience, and
most of all lifelong love”
Cranes are known to mate for life, a rarity in the animal world
1955
Soon, Sadako started to fold one thousand paper cranes
so that the gods would
grant her wish and make her
well.
1956
When Sadako died, her classmates folded the three hundred fifty-six cranes that Sadako, was unable to finish.
With the support of students in more than 3,100 schools around Japan and other countries the Society was able to build this bronze statue of a girl holding up a gold-colored "folded" crane that stands nine meters high.
This is our cry.
This is our prayer.
For building peace in
the world.
The statue of Sadako in Hiroshima Peace Park
Children's Peace Monument
Every year on August 6, the city of Hiroshima holds a Peace
Ceremonial to pray for for the abolition of nuclear weapons and
for world peace.
Sadako and the thousand cranes2009
Please send your cranes to the following address:
Peace Promotion DivisionThe City of Hiroshima
1-5 Nakajima-cho Naka-ku, Hiroshima
730-0811 Japan