Have you ever heard about “A Thousand Origami Cranes” before? In Japan, there is a saying that if you make one thousand origami cranes, you will live a long life or recover from illness, and if we can accomplish this task, we will recover from illness also.
After March 11th, 2011’s “Higashi Nihon Daishinsai (The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake), many people including myself, made origami cranes to raise donations or found other ways to help Japan. We made origami cranes to hope everything gets better… and now I started making “A Thousand Origami Cranes” for a lady from my work who is fighting her illness. My colleagues and I wish that she gets well soon.
Origami cranes are the most popular shape in origami and I believe most Japanese know how to make them. “A Thousand Origami Cranes” is a group of one thousand origami cranes put together. These days we don’t fold the cranes’ neck part because people think folding the neck is associate with death and it is ominous; but to fold the neck is the original way to make origami cranes.
“A Thousand Origami Cranes” is also a symbol of peace. It became so because of a Japanese girl - Sadako Sasaki - who died from an atomic-bomb-related disease. Before her death, she began folding cranes in hopes of prolonging her life. Many “A Thousand Origami Cranes” are sent from around the world now to the place where a statue model of herself is found.
It is not easy to make one thousand origami cranes but we make it one by one to seal our wishes with them while thinking about the person. Everyone’s wish is different but so many people are making “A Thousand Origami Cranes” today in all areas of the world to wish for long life, recovery from illness etc. I am making origami cranes for the lady now and wishing she recovers from her illness soon. I know this is not medication or something but I just hope our wish comes true and I would like her to know that we are thinking about her a lot. A “Thousand Origami Cranes” brings everyone’s wishes and hopes to a person who we want to get well and want to cheer up.
How to make an Origami Crane website: https://monkey.org/~aidan/origami/crane/
