Elected President Joe Biden plans to include a lighting ceremony in honor of Americans who died of the coronavirus as part of the events leading up to his inauguration on January 20th.
The vigil will take place the day before the inauguration at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and according to U.S. Today, it will include lights around the memorial and the ringing of church bells across the city.
Other U.S. cities are invited to participate by ringing church bells and lighting buildings in memory of the lost, Variety reports.
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“The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris marks the beginning of a new national journey,” said a representative of the presidential inauguration committee. “In the midst of a pandemic – when so many Americans are saddened by the loss of family, friends and neighbors – it is important that we honor, and reflect on, those who died in one of the most challenging periods in the nation’s history, and renew our commitment to come together to end the pandemic and rebuild our nation. “
Aside from the lighting, many of the traditional inaugural events will be virtual in a style similar to last summer’s Democratic convention, USA Today reports.
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Bid in December promise to ask all Americans to wear masks, administer 100 million vaccines, and reopen most schools in the first 100 days of his presidency.
He was also critical of President Trump’s response to the pandemic and the slow explosion of vaccines.
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The ceremony will take place at 19:30 ET on January 19th.
According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 345,000 Americans died of the virus early Friday.