Origami Peace Cranes
ORIGAMI PEACE CRANES
In Asia, the crane symbolizes fortune, longevity, happiness, fidelity and peace. It’s believed that your wishes will be granted if you fold 1,000 paper cranes. As a young girl growing up in Japan, I learned to fold a square of paper into a crane and create a gift of peace. I was inspired by the story of Japanese atom bomb victim Sadako Sasaki who, at the age of 12, began folding 1,000 cranes with the hope she would heal. She died before she finished, but her courage and faith inspired a memorial dedicated to children at Hiroshima’s Peace Park. Each of my Origami Peace Cranes is unique and made in Upstate South Carolina.