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Japanese Origami

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ORIGAMI

Photo by Dominic Alves

o·ri·ga·mi
ˌôrəˈgämē/
noun
1.
the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures.

SOME CAN BE SIMPLE

LIKE THESES BOATS, YET SOME ORIGAMI IS MORE DIFFICULT
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AND SOME CAN BE MORE COMPLEX

LIKE THESE

POPULAR ORIGAMI

  • Crane
  • Kusudama Ball
  • Kusudama Flower
  • Rose
  • Dragon

One of the most popular folding objects is the crane. It is said that 1000 cranes make a wish come true. 1000 cranes are given to sick people in order to wish them a fast recovery. The folded crane is also a symbol for peace. In the peace parks of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, large numbers of folded cranes are laid down beside the monuments that remember the atomic bombs.

Some people say that the wishes do come true but other say that their wishes don't but it's nice to see the colorful cranes made by hundreds and thousands of people.

Other popular folding objects are flowers, balloons, gold fish, frogs, swans, and many more.