As Cansorzio Travolo Della Pace Franciacorta – Monte Orfano took the lead in organizing, tree plantings at six municipalities in the Province of Brescia were realized and to round up a series of tree plantings that took place in the Province of Brescia, they organized a tree planting in the open space adjacent to Convento dell’ Annunciata. Prior to the tree planting ceremony, there was an exhibition on the theme of “The atomic bombing in Hiroshima” in the cloister of the convent.
Participants first gathered in the town of Coccaglio. A white tent was prepared in the rain and the mayor and the organizer gave speeches, and a story was presented to the accompaniment of a guitar. Five mayors from the municipalities of Rovato and Coccaglio, where tree plantings took place on 6th March, that of Leno and Rezzato, where tree plantings took place on 7th of March, and that of Castegnato, where tree planting took place on 8th of March, participated in the project and then they started to march down the “Franciacorta peace road” from Coccaglio to Monte Orfano. Heading the procession were three girls who were hoisting the national flags of Italy and Japan, and Mr. Ebinuma, holding the seedling, interpreter Mr. Atsushi Ito and high school students musical band playing drums followed. There were also those mayors, children and local residents in the long procession. Since it was a procession of so many people, it was guarded by policemen. Along the way, people rhythmically sang along and called out “Pace! Pace! (Peace).” They arrived at the convent that stands on the small hill of Monte Orfano after about 40 minutes. There, after speeches made by the representative of Cansorzio Travolo Della Pace Franciacorta – Monte Orfano and Consul Hiroshi Higashi from the Japanese Consulate in Milan and a talk by Mr. Ebinuma, finally the tree was planted. The Consul, mayors, Mr. Manisera and children’s representatives covered the tree with soil and that concluded the the ceremony. After the ceremony, a mass was held at the convent so the participants firmly believe that the tree will thrive.
