1. By Samantha, Sarah and Shannon 8Y

2. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony is a service held in Hiroshima to pray for the realization of everlasting world peace. This ceremony is attended by many citizens’ and is held in front of the monument for Hiroshima(city of peace)

4. At exactly 8:15am (when the bomb was dropped) the peace bell is rung, the sirens go off all over the city and all the citizens have a minutes silence and pray for the realization of everlasting world peace.

5. The following list is from Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_Ceremony : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_Ceremony Dedication of Water (by the citizen representatives of Hiroshima) Opening Dedication of the Register of the Names of the Fallen Atomic Bomb Victims Address Dedication of flowers Silent Prayer and Peace Bell (Peace Declaration (by Mayor of Hiroshima) Release of Doves Commitment to Peace (by Children's representatives) Addresses (by Prime Minister of Japan and other visitors) Hiroshima Peace Song Closing The people put up crosses to show of the loved one that they have lost

7. Google images: Hiroshima memorial ceremony http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=hiroshima+memorial+ceremony&gbv=2&a q=f&oq= 24 th February 2010 http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=hiroshima+memorial+ceremony&gbv=2&a q=f&oq Google: Hiroshima memorial ceremony http://www.city.hiroshima.jp/shimin/shimin/shikiten/shikiten-e.html 24 th February 2010 http://www.city.hiroshima.jp/shimin/shimin/shikiten/shikiten-e.html Google : the Hiroshima bombing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki 24 th February 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki Google: The Hiroshima bombing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Atomic_cloud_over_Hiroshima.jpg 24 th February 2010http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Atomic_cloud_over_Hiroshima.jpg Google: Hiroshima peace memorial ceremony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_Ceremony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_Ceremony 24 th February 2010 Google images: Hiroshima bombing ; peace cranes ; Hiroshima peace memorial ceremony http://images.google.com.au/images?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1T4ACAW_en___AU359&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q =hiroshima+bombing&aq=f&oq=hiroshima+bombin&start=0 http://images.google.com.au/images?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1T4ACAW_en___AU359&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q =peace+cranes&aq=f&oq=&start=0 http://images.google.com.au/images?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4ACAW_en___AU359&q=hiroshima%20 memorial%20ceremony&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi 24 th February 2010