Origami for Peace

Saturday, August 6, 2022: From 10am to 5pm

On 6 August, in the Japanese Garden, we commemorate the victims of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of the Second World War. That is why we are organising Origami for Peace on this day.

During the day you can also take part in origami workshops, enjoy Taiko (Japanese drum) performances and poetic storyteller Godfried Kippers will be present to tell the Japanese story "The White Crane" (in Dutch) during a storytelling walk through the Japanese Garden. The whole day we celebrate together that we can live in peace with each other.

Bring 10 origami cranes and get free admission!  You can leave the cranes in the Japanese Garden.

Origami

Silence Circle

The whole day we celebrate together that we can live in peace with each other. 
Especially for this purpose, Pax Christi, an international peace movement that values active non-violence, dialogue and justice, will be present to form a circle of silence together with the visitors.  It is a moment where, with white pennants, we draw attention to the horror of the atomic bomb.  Bystanders are invited to participate.

Programme

12:00 - 15:00: Continuous origami workshop 

11:00 - 12:00: Storytelling walk "De Witte Kraanvogel" - Only in Dutch 
                         (Book your free ticket here)

12:00 - 12:15: Taiko performance 

12h15 - 12h45: Taiko initiation

12h45 - 13h00: Circle of silence

13h00 - 14h00: Story Walk "De Witte Kraanvogel" - Only in Dutch 
                         (Book your free ticket here)

14:15 - 14:30: Taiko performance

14:30 - 15:00: Taiko initiation

15:00 - 15:15: Circle of silence

Symbolism Origami Cranes

An old Japanese legend teaches us that after folding a thousand origami cranes, we can make a wish to the gods. When the Japanese Sadako Sasaki had to go to hospital after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima because of radiation sickness, she folded more than a thousand cranes in order to make her wish for healing and peace come true for all child victims. Since then, cranes, origami and the peace wish have become closely linked in Japan.

While walking through the garden, there is also the opportunity to enjoy Japanese delicacies at the stalls present.