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DESCRIPTION:Official event details at <a href="http://www.bealightforpeace.
 org/">bealightforpeace.org</a>\n\nJoin Shinnyo-en with family\, friends an
 d an open heart\, and share your wish for a better world.\n Feel inspired 
 by music and dance\, and float a lantern for peace.\n Add your light to th
 e light of others.\n\nSCHEDULE\n1-5pm Daytime Lantern Floating\n7pm Closin
 g Ceremony\nOn Sunday\, Sept. 21\, <a href="http://www.shinnyoen.org/index
 .html" target="_blank">Shinnyo-en</a> invites you to join us at the second
  &quot\;Shinnyo Lantern Floating for  Peace.&quot\; This special occasion 
 will take place at the Paul Milstein  Reflecting Pool at Hearst Plaza\, Li
 ncoln Center\, and is free and open to  the public.\n \n The Shinnyo Lante
 rn Floating for Peace coincides  with the International Day of Peace and t
 he opening of the U.N. General  Assembly. Civic\, interfaith and community
  leaders\, along with New  Yorkers and visitors of all ages\, will have an
  opportunity to share  messages for our collective quest for peace with la
 ntern floating\, live  music and cultural performances at one of the most 
 iconic settings in  New York City.\n \n In addition\, during this day-long
 \, family-friendly  event\, you will can construct a paper lantern\, inscr
 ibe it with a  personal message of peace and set it afloat on the reflecti
 ng pool.\n \n At sunset\, <a href="http://www.shinnyoen.org/her-holiness-s
 hinso-ito.html" target="_blank">Her Holiness Shinso Ito</a> \,  the head p
 riest of Shinnyo-en and one of the highest-ranking woman  Buddhist leaders
  in the world\, will preside over a special closing  Lantern Floating cere
 mony\, also open to the public. Hundreds of the LED  candle-lighted paper 
 lanterns will be floated on the water\, illuminating  Hearst Plaza in a un
 iquely captivating visual experience in New York  City.\n \n The Shinnyo L
 antern Floating for Peace is meant to inspire a  spirit of harmony and com
 passion that transcends all boundaries of age\,  gender\, nationality\, et
 hnicity\, and religious tradition - and empower  people to create a strong
 er force for peace in our families\, our  communities\, and globally. We h
 ope you will join us!\n\n*Lanterns provided on a first come\, first served
   basis. Shinnyo-en will be filming this event for documentary and  archiv
 al purposes. Your images\, voices and creations (e.g.\, lanterns)  may app
 ear in photographs and audiovisual recordings\, which we may  broadcast la
 ter or distribute on websites\, in a book\, documentary film  or use in an
 y other manner and media. By attending the event\, you grant  us the right
  to include your image\, voice and creations in and in  connection with th
 ese recordings.\n
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SUMMARY:2014 Shinnyo Lantern Floating for Peace
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