nov. 13
Throughout all of Asia,
the crane
has been a symbol of happiness and eternal youth.
In Japanese, Chinese, and Korean tradition,
cranes
stand for good fortune and longevity
because of its fabled life span of a thousand years
~CRANES~
the have always fascinated me
An ancient Japanese legend
promises
that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane,
such as long life or recovery from illness or injury.
The crane in Japan is one of the mystical or holy creatures (others include the dragon and the tortoise), and is said to live for a thousand years. In Asia, it is commonly said that folding 1000 paper origami cranes makes a person's wish come true. This makes them popular gifts for special friends and family.
1000 cranes
3 a day
365 days
is what i am doing
three a day...not much
maybe i will make more
maybe not
but i have always wanted to try
and i can say i think i will have mastered it
after creating 1000...hehehe
what will i do with them afterwards
i thought possibly gifted them
to the childrens hospital my little goes to
there is a beautiful story about a little japanese girl
who came ill after the atomic bomb was dropped
she ended up being hospitalized
her friend came one day to visit
and started folding a crane
thereafter she began making them
and had created over 600 before she passed
her friends continue till 1000 cranes were made
and then they were buried with her
14 comments:
I have heard of this before, it's a wonderful thought. I'd love to see photos of the piles of brightly coloured birds you create.
I love these magnificence birds. They are so beautiful. Thanks so much for stopping by. You are so kind to do so. You and yours have a wonderful weekend as well.
Hugs
V
I've always wanted to do this too! Though what I'd really love to be able to make are those cute wee origami stars you see about the place. Never could quite get the knack for it though :( Anyway, good luck on your journey. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished results, even if it is a year away!
I wish I could do this. Might be able to. Won't know unless I try. What an amazing tale of the little girl and the 600 cranes. Gave me goose bumps.
Mary
I always thought this would be an awesome way to volunteer at a children's hospital. Teach the kids to make them and then hang them from the ceiling! Do you have any links to instructions that are easy to understand?
Fantastic sharing of the cranes. I love the thought of fashioning 1000 origami cranes. I've never tried origami but I would love to.
Happy Day!
A friend just got back from visiting friends in japan - she had pictures of origami cranes hanging at a shrine - beautiful!!!
What a beautiful thing to do. I, too, have heard the legend of 1000 paper cranes. You can do this! And I think gifting them to the children's hospital would be a most wonderful thing to do! Hope you are enjoying the weekend! xoxo Theresa
Paper folding is a delicate art requiring a gentle touch and patience. I am horrible at it ;) I do admire your project. I can picture them dangling from threads from bare tree branches... Anyway, please come to my blog. I have a surprise for you! wood-wings.blogspot.com
I've heard that little girl's story before. It's heartbreaking on so many levels yet inspiring too because her friends fulfilled her task.
When I worked with teens, a million years ago, we folded 1000 cranes along with 100 other churches, agencies, clubs to take to Los Alamos where the Atomic bomb was invented. As a peace gesture. We strung ours like the cherry blossoms on a weeping cherry tree much like the Japanese do. I couldn't put my hands on the photos but the site was amazing. 100,000 multicolored origami cranes strung on invisible fishing line suspended on an stark black tree armature. Shivers............
Hi! I've finally gotten a few moments to do some visiting...
Your cranes are magickal and I know there will be a delightful addition to gifts... I love a beautifully wrapped package, although it makes me not want to unwrap them!
Blessings to You & your family. May the months aheadbbe full of magick!
lol -- reading backwards here (as usual!)
what a beautiful, inspiring idea....*sigh*
FW- F and I visited Hiroshima Peace Park and were really overcome by both the sense of sadness regarding the senselessness of war; and yet we were also upliftied by the Peace Cranes and the Peace Bell. We are very lucky that on a special deck on our block we have a Japanese temple bell made by Mr Motoi whose foundry made the Hiroshima peace bell. May we all continue to make peace cranes as a small way of sending out peace vibes. Go well. B
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