Senbazuru is made from a thousand Origami(colored paper for folding) cranes bundling by string. By making it, there is the popular belief it brings longevity and healing from disease, because the crane is the symbol of longevity. So it is sometimes sent to the hospital patients.
And it is also the symbol of peace. Because it was made by Sasaki Sadako who hoped to lengthen her life. She is a woman who suffered from the radiation effects of atomic bomb on Hiroshima and died from atomic bomb sickness. It takes a lot of effort to make a thousand origami cranes, but Japanese people make it in the hope of health and peace, when big disaster occur.
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To Dara Thank you for your comment. I like peace, too.
Watashi wa hewa ga skides. Excuse my poor Japanese. I like peace. Thanks for telling us, Tam.
To Mary Thank you for your comment. I am glad to hear you like this post. Even if you don't have Origame, if you have a square paper, you can make a crane. https://youtu.be/qtP3TmvGUZk
To Adaline Bala Thank you for your comment. I am glad to hear you like Origame.
How beautiful.
I knew paper cranes had a meaning for the japanese culture, but i didn't know exactly why...
I also learnt how to do these cranes once but my memory is so bad that now I forgot it :(( I like origami but I always forget the steps to follow for making some shapes... sigh.
As I've told you before, I love to read your blogs talkin' about your culture. Thanks a lot for sharing :)
Dear Tam, Thank you for the beautiful blog. I love Origami. Now I know the real meaning behind it.
To Onee-chan Thank you for your comment. Yes, I think so, too.
To KITTY Thank you for your comment. I am glad to hear that Origami is known in Vietnam. I know that Vietnam war was very cruel. Peace is most precious.
Hi Tam,
Thank you for sharing the culture in Japan. I've just known about Senbazuru and Sasaki Sadako. The colorful senbazuru seems to give a good spirit.
Origami has entered the Japanese culture and now it spreads to the world. In Viet Nam, we have established a group “Vietnam Origami Group”. We usually contest in groups to get experience together every year.
The sad story of a girl Sasaki was sent a message to people around the world “how war makes children suffer-in particular”.
We have ever suffered from radiation of bomb in the war that the effects of it are still now.
I’m in tears when I listen a song “Cranes over Hiroshima” by Fred Small
“This is our city, this our prayer, peace in the world”
Thanks for sharing, Mr Tam.
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