Join with community members to commemorate the devastation of the World War II bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and advocate for peace at the Arcata Lantern Floating Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary’s Klopp Lake (free). There will be music and poetry with lanterns entering the water […]
Arcata Lantern Floating Ceremony
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38th Annual Arcata Lantern Floating Ceremony Submissions Deadline is July 20
If you would like to contribute to the community video compliation taking place this year in lieu of the Arcata Lantern Floating Ceremony, the deadline is Monday, July 20. More on that from the City of Arcata: The City of Arcata would like to remind the community that the 38th Annual Arcata Lantern Floating Ceremony deadline […]
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38th Annual Arcata Lantern Floating Ceremony is Going Virtual This Year
The City of Arcata announced that the Arcata Lantern Floating Ceremony that takes places annually at the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary will be held virtually this year in light of COVID-19. The Lantern Floating Ceremony commemorates the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 and affirms Arcata’s dedication to the cause of peace. The city said […]