Observe Hiroshima Day In Downtown Doylestown On August 6

DOYLESTOWN, PA — The public is invited to join Doylestown Friends Quaker Meeting for its annual observance of Hiroshima Day at the intersection of State and Main streets in Doylestown on Sunday, August 6 from noon to 2 p.m.

The year 2023 marks the 78th anniversary of nuclear bombs being dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and at least 50 years that the local Quaker meeting has held this event.

Attendees will distribute origami cranes, which have become a symbol of commemoration of the bombings and of a commitment to peace and nuclear disarmament. Adults can make peace cranes and display them as talking points.

People who care about peace are invited to come together to create awareness of nuclear threats, share information, and learn about Quakers’ work toward peace. Before the vigil, people may join Doylestown Friends for quiet contemplation in the Meetinghouse at 95 E. Oakland Avenue. Childcare will be provided.

Sadako was a Japanese girl who developed leukemia as a result of the bombings. While in the hospital in the 1950s, she folded hundreds of origami cranes before she died. This five-minute YouTube clip tells the story of Sadako for children and adults.

This five-minute YouTube clip shows how to make cranes.

Doylestown Friends Meeting meets for worship on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. The Meeting is an open and inclusive community, which welcomes guests. A small, but active group, all are invited to quiet and reflective Meetings for Worship.

The Religious Society of Friends is also known as the Quakers. Members refer to one another as Friends. The Quaker Testimonies (pym.org) are the ways Quakers live and act based on their beliefs.