First-year students at Aichi’s prefectural general nursing school marked their commitment to nursing at a lamp ceremony during the 2026 academic year, according to the school’s account. The two classes gathered in the gymnasium with family members and invited guests, and students read a pledge they had written themselves.
The ceremony uses a light associated with Florence Nightingale’s rounds at a military hospital in Scutari during the Crimean War. In the school’s explanation, receiving that light symbolises joining the next generation of nurses and committing to the profession. Its account records the students receiving the light from a Nightingale statue. The report does not give the ceremony’s exact date.
愛知県立総合看護専門学校、1年生が継灯式で決意
愛知県立総合看護専門学校は2026年度の継灯式を紹介しています。1年生2クラスが家族や来賓を招いて体育館で行い、自分たちで考えた誓いの言葉を読み上げました。学校の説明では、灯はクリミヤ戦争中にナイチンゲールがスクタリの野戦病院を巡回した際のランプに由来し、受け継ぐことで看護職への決意を表します。式の具体的な実施日は掲載文に記載されていません。