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a wooden frame with shredded white paper in it hanging on the side of a wall

(Aren't they cute?) My wedding gift for Claire and Gary is finally done and delivered, and I thought I'd share. The japanese tradition says that folding 1000 paper cranes for a couple on their wedding day is wishing them 1000 years of happiness and prosperity. My obsessive paper-folding tedium-loving self thought this sounded like a great plan, and a few months of continuous paper folding later, I achieved a very large pile of pretty white birds. 1000 paper cranes I had them all folded in…

many colorful origami birds are on display

Kyoto, Japan ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to Japanese tradition, folding 1000 paper cranes will your wish come true or perhaps grant you happiness and eternal good luck. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The 1000 cranes are made into a long chain known as a senbazuru. Many of these beautiful cranes were on display at the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto so I hope it brought luck to many people. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The 1000 cranes have also been used to raise money and awareness for cancer, tsunami victims and wildlife conservation…

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