Tuesday, March 18, 2008
One Thousand Origami Paper Cranes
A thousand paper cranes is traditionally given as a wedding gift by the folder, who is wishing a thousand years of happiness and prosperity upon the couple. When Emilie and Kyle entered their cocktail hour on February 29, 2008, the entire area was covered with origami paper cranes.
The Thousand Origami Cranes has become a symbol of world peace through the story of Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who contracted leukemia as a result of radiation from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. Her story is told in the the book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.
Sadako's best friend Chizuko, came to visit her and brought with her some origami (folding paper). She told Sadako the legend of the crane. It is Japanese legend that folding 1000 paper cranes (senzaburu) so pleases the gods that the folder is granted a wish. It has become a symbol of world peace. We wish Emilie and Kyle a thousand years of happiness.
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