The 6500 Couple Marriage Blessing Ceremony - October 30, 1988

On October 30, 1988 the 6500 couples marriage blessing ceremony was held at Ilhwa, Korea.

This blessing ceremony is the largest blessing

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On this day, the blessing candidates entered the gate of blessing with following True Parents

On this blessing ceremony, l(orean-Japanese couples were matched a lot. In total of 2400 couples. In the past they were enemies for each other, but through this blessing, Koreans and Japanese became closer. This is the frrst step for the world peace.

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In this blessing ceremony, the representatives of Adam nation and Eva nation matched and got blessing each other. It seems like to open the gate for True Parents worldwide.

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One week before the blessing ceremony,

almost couples matched with photographs.

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The national wedding and matching with photographs, they are concern for the blessing candidates. The

candidates did not sleep to wait the matching by True Father. Even though it was hard time to receive the blessing, they cried when True Father gave them the spouse’s photograph.

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One day before the blessing, the blessing candidates finally can meet their spouse face to face at the holy

However, almost couples are international couples, so they just hold spouse’s hand and smile at spouse.

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-…: ~- · ~ · . . -_. looking at their photographs. People G,# ., ’ ·, r · ’ — ,. - ,,. assumed that the brides and grooms wo11ld be able to co1n1nunicate with each other, but they could not. Since I had matched people who did not know each other’s language, thousands of them sat in silence holding each other ‘s hands tightly. Why were they so silent? It was because they did not lmow each other ‘s language. Wherever they went, they would not let go of their partner’s hand. Fifteen thousand people gathered there, so if they had let go and lost their spouse, it 1night have been difficult for them to fmd each other again! Even at mealtimes they stayed close. They could not converse with one another, but it was beautiful the way they held each other ‘s hands. The Unification Church is the only place where one can see such a thing.

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