Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. Every year thousands of people around the world fold paper cranes as an expression of hope for a world of peace.
Here, you can download and follow the instructions to fold a peace crane of your own for Remembrance Day. All you need is a single sheet of paper.
The folding of peace cranes references the story of young Sadako Sasaki, who was a victim of the long-term effects of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, when she was just two years old. Sadako was one of the most widely known hibakusha (Japanese for 'bomb-affected person'), said to have folded 1000 origami peace cranes before she died at age 12.
Shrine Remembrance Day Activity
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