This is what I learned today. In Japanese culture, an origami crane imparts good health, prosperity and a long life for the recipent. They are a symbol of peace and hope.
The Girl Scouts of Japan made and mailed thousands of these cranes to the United States as an expression of peace and friendship after the September 11th tragedy. Our local girl scout council is collecting origami cranes to send to Japan. So I taught myself to do these this afternoon.
Once you get the hang of it, it is fun! Today, I folded 10 origami cranes. I have until April 11th to complete the cranes. I need to come up with a goal... 50 cranes? 100 cranes? Let me know what you think.
This is the pattern I am using: www.operationmigration.org/origami.pdf
Check this out: http://studentsrebuild.org/japan/
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