Carrie and Tim, along with their friends and family, are folding 1000 paper origami cranes for their wedding. In Japan, the tradition of folding one thousand cranes is done when someone has a wish for peace, health or luck.
In Japanese tradition, it is believed that the bride who finishes this task, called Senbazuru, before her wedding day will be richly rewarded with a long and happy marriage. The majestic crane mates for life and is said to live one thousand years. The folding of cranes can be done by family and friends, who in turn wish the couple good will and happiness with every bird folded.
We are closing in on five hundred cranes! Here are the people who have contributed so far:
Carrie's Afghan Seeds of Peace campers Sajia and Sahra, Eliza, Barbara, David, Tim, Ruth, Katie O'Brien, Barbara O'Brien, Susanne Julian and Sarah Schnitzer. And of course, Carrie, who is a folding machine!
The paper (all six inch square) has come from Santa Fe, Long Island, Japantown in San Francisco, Berkeley, Cambridge, Ma and, via the internet, Japan. It ranges from solid colors to exquisite, thick squares with designs and glowing colors that the Japanese are famous for.
If you know how to fold, we would love to incorporate your birds into the flock! If you don't know how, ask a friend or try Utube! Or just wish us well as we sit and fold and talk and dream of a wonderful day on May 19th!
ARIGATOU!
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3 comments:
Many workers may also be toiling in silence!
This just in!
Origami cranes fly in from Boulder, Colorado! Thanks Jessie and Don!!
I have to send my collection off to Massachusetts! My six year old neighbor has been helping me contribute to the cause my starting the first few folds of each paper crane. He's recently become very excited about origami and the thought of 1000 paper cranes is thrilling to him!
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