A series of tree planting ceremonies were held in 8 locations in the Province of Brescia, Italy and this is one of them.
The last tree planting ceremony in the Province of Brescia was held at Centro Nautico Scout near Lake Iseo. This is the place where boy scout activities are conducted and about 2,000 boy scout members per year come here from all over Europe to camp from Spring to Autumn. Being near a lake, children can experience kayaking and yacht sailing, which help them grow.
Drawings of peace and war were on exhibit at the venue and they demonstrated their active engagement for the project even before the tree planting. The tree was planted on the right hand side of the campsite entrance and it is easily seen. A sculpture work on the theme of “Peace” by a local artist was also installed next to the kaki tree.
Although it was raining that day, time passed peacefully during the tree planting ceremony as we were being embraced by nature’s greatness. The ceremony started with the national flag raising, then they sang together and listened to children play the recorders. Among the participants, the mayor of a neighboring city as well as Japanese consul-general in Milan were present. Local community members worked together and their effort to raise awareness for peace was embodied in the ceremony.
We hope that this campsite will be a platform to contemplate peace and our future through the seedling of the bombed kaki tree.
