悉尼劫持案一周年-定义了悉尼劫持案的那张照片--事发3天以后，花海仍在扩大，公众如潮水般来到现场献花，为那些死难者及幸存者表达敬意。

这张照片定义了悉尼历史上最令人震惊的一天。
但是，这张照片没有描述人质们惊恐的面庞，没有描述那张挂在窗口的黑色伊斯兰旗帜，也没有描述那位将人质劫持了超过16小时的劫匪。
这张照片拍下了一片花海，成千上万人在事后带到现场的花组成了花海，这是团结和希望的象征。
Katrina Dawson和Tori Johnson毫无意义的死亡刺激了素未谋面的人们的感情，他们决定要证明在这个突然变黑的世界上，还有光芒。

当新闻报道3个孩子的母亲和咖啡店经理的死去时，人们如潮水般涌入马丁广场，只为了在广场上留下一束色彩斑斓的鲜花，以及哀悼之情和对暴力的藐视。

悉尼马丁广场Lindt咖啡店劫持事件后，人们排队来献花表达敬意。People lining up to pay their respects and leave flowers Martin Place in Sydney after the Lindt siege claimed two victims’ lives. Picture: Adam TaylorSource:News Corp Australia

现场很快变成了一个令人震撼的临时纪念所。

随后几天，悉尼人买空了各处花店，他们献花的照片在全世界流传。

到周末时，鲜花不得不分到伊丽莎白大街另一边，Lindt咖啡馆的对面。

Johnson先生的伴侣，Thomas Zinn说：“在Tori眼里，不会有比这更美丽的东西了。”

“昨天我来到那里，我可以闻到整个悉尼花香四溢，我想，他能让我们的城市充满花香，真是太好了。”Zinn先生在事件一天后告诉记者。今天是悉尼劫持案一周年。

市政厅工作人员花了12个月讨论怎样永久性纪念全球恐怖袭击悉尼的日子，最后他们选择了花。

有400个花状方块已经被安放在马丁广场的花岗岩上，排成光芒四射的形状，它们将被点亮并纪念那一天。

新南威尔士州州长Mike Baird说，这一纪念将会提醒人们，悉尼面对恐惧时的独特反应。

“一年以前，面对恶魔，我们看到了爱和同情随着鲜花涌入马丁广场。”

“就在这被分裂的关键时刻，我们看到了团结。我们对仇恨的反应，是和平和爱。”

“很不幸，我们失去了Katrina和Tori,但是我们没有，将来也不会，失去我们独有的价值观。”

星期二黄昏，在劫案现场将有一场劫案一周年纪念仪式。

“我们借此机会纪念马丁广场劫持案一周年。”

“我们追忆受害者和逃生者，我们重提悉尼人对劫案的反应，社区人们坚定不移的反对分裂。”

Lindt咖啡店大楼将连续5晚被灯光点亮，花海以及成千上万个留言的图像将被投射到大楼上。

IT was the image that defined one of the most shocking days in Sydney’s history.

But it didn’t depict the terrified faces of hostages, the black Islamic flag hanging from the Lindt Cafe window, or the gunman who held them captive for more than 16 long hours.

*hold someone +adj.将某人保持在某种状态 hold the vase steady

Instead, it was the picture of a vast sea of flowers left by thousands of people in the wake of the Sydney siege that become a symbol of solidarity and hope.

The senseless deaths of Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson triggered an outpouring of emotion from complete strangers determined to prove there was still light in a world that suddenly seemed darker.

As news came that the mother of three and cafe manager had died in the siege, people flooded Martin Place to leave colourful floral tributes and notes of defiance and condolence on the pavement.

The site soon transformed into a stunning makeshift memorial.

Sydneysiders continued to empty florists in the days that followed as pictures of them paying their respects at Martin Place were beamed around the world.

By the weekend, the tributes had grown to two separate sites, one directly outside the Lindt Cafe and another, across Elizabeth Street.

Thomas Zinn, Mr Johnson’s partner, said that there was “no more beautiful thing than (Tori) could have imagined”.

“When I was down there yesterday, I could smell the flowers through Sydney, and I think it’s just amazing that he has been able to make our city smell like flowers,” Mr Zinn told reporters in the days after the siege, which happened a year ago today.

City officials have spent 12 months conjuring a fitting — and lasting — marker of the day when global terrorism came to Sydney. In the end, they picked the flowers.

As many as 400 floral cubes have been inset in a starburst pattern in Martin Place’s granite pavement, lighting up in remembrance of that terrible day.

NSW Premier Mike Baird said the memorial would also serve as a reminder of Sydney’s instinctive reaction to the horror.

“A year ago, in the face of evil, we saw a remarkable outpouring of love and compassion as flowers flooded Martin Place,” he said.

“In the face of division, we saw unity. In response to hate, we saw an overflow of peace and love.

“We tragically lost Katrina and Tori. But we did not, and will not, lose the values that set us apart.”

A twilight ceremony will be held on Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the siege.

“This is an important opportunity to mark one year since the traumatic events of the Martin Place siege,” Mr Baird said.

“It will be an understated public ceremony to remember victims and survivors, and to recognise the response and resilience of a community that refused, and refuses yet, to be divided by those who wish to cause harm,” he said.

The Lindt Cafe building will be lit up for five nights with projections of the floral tribute and the thousands of messages left at the site in the aftermath.

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