Holocaust Memorial Day 2022: What time is the Light a Candle event tonight?
TODAY marks Holocaust Memorial Day, an international day of remembrance that honours millions of people who perished during the Nazi regime.
In 2022, it has adopted the theme of "One Day", reflecting how those in concentration camps existed in the moment as they struggled to survive. But what time does the event begin?
What is the Light a Candle event?
Holocaust Memorial Day is held annually on January 27.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, 2022's celebration has been adapted to embrace the lack of gatherings.
The stay-at-home celebration encourages people to light a candle this evening and place it safely in their windows to remember those who lost their lives.
said the objective of the Light a Candle event is "to remember all those who were murdered for who they were" and "stand against prejudice and hatred in the world today".
Using the hashtags #HolocaustMemorialDay and #LightTheDarkness, people are encouraged to share photos of their candles on social media.
What time is the Light a Candle event taking place?
People can light their candle at 8pm and place it safely in their window on January 27 in a show of international solidarity.
The traditional Holocaust Memorial Day remembrance ceremony will be .
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You can register to watch the ceremony on
It is set to include pre-recorded messages from Prime Minister Boris Johnson and religious leaders.
The Prince of Wales, a patron of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, will introduce the ceremony with a welcome message.
His welcome states: "The theme for this year’s commemoration – One Day – calls on us to remember momentous days in our own lives, or in times gone by, which have impacted the arc of history, either for good or for ill.
"It reminds us how quickly life can change, and that, though we know much, we will forever live with the uncertainty of not knowing what tomorrow may bring."
The programme includes testimony and film from the Holocaust and genocide in Cambodia, Bosnia and Darfur as well as that against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Paralympian Kadeena Cox will also speak in a pre-recorded message about identity-based persecution and hostility.
The speaker is Michael Gove and an address from Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis will be included.
Music is provided by the Kingdom Choir.
What events are happening?
As well as the UK ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Day being streamed online on Thursday, January 27, 2022, from 7pm-8pm, there are many events going on throughout the UK.
To find out if anything is happening near you can check out the .
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In Aberystwyth, public buildings are being lit purple in remembrance and solidarity for all victims of the Holocaust and other genocides.
Poole in Dorset is holding an act of commemoration in The Central Gardens near the Cenotaph and Ripon Cathedral has a service of remembrance.