People who died during the past year and didn’t have a home will be remembered today during a ceremony at Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine.
Homeless Memorial Day is an annual event usually held on the day of the year with the longest amount of nighttime hours. A national day of mourning, the local ceremony is sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless.
The event was scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the park, located at the corner of 13th and Race streets. It features a memorial fire in a barrel, the reading of names and lighting of candles for the deceased, singing, a brief homily and quiet reflection.
Organizers said the ceremony is a chance to mourn the national tragedy of homelessness and bring awareness to the suffering of the roughly 1,300 men, women and children who are homeless in the region.
Homeless Memorial Day is an annual event usually held on the day of the year with the longest amount of nighttime hours. A national day of mourning, the local ceremony is sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless.
The event was scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the park, located at the corner of 13th and Race streets. It features a memorial fire in a barrel, the reading of names and lighting of candles for the deceased, singing, a brief homily and quiet reflection.
Organizers said the ceremony is a chance to mourn the national tragedy of homelessness and bring awareness to the suffering of the roughly 1,300 men, women and children who are homeless in the region.
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