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A candlelit vigil organised to remember Covid dead at Belfast City Hall which will light up yellow for National Day of Reflection.
The third annual Day of Reflection for those who lost loved ones to Covid has been held at Belfast City Hall. Belfast's Lord Mayor welcomed the relatives and friends of those who were remembering their loved ones to Belfast City Hall on Thursday evening. The event was organised by Memory Stones of Love, an organisation set up by bereaved families of Covid-19 to remember everyone lost during the pandemic.The Memory Stones being referred to were painted stones that reflected the characters of those they were being displayed in remembrance of and were also marked with their names.They had been displayed in Dungannon before being brought to the front lawn of City Hall.
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