A Thousand Paper Cranes
Until I started reading wedding blogs, I had always thought folding 1000 paper cranes was purely about world peace. I remember as a child reading the story Sadako, the young Japanese girl who lived in Hiroshima at the time of the atomic bomb and ended up developing cancer 9 years later. Sadako tried to fold 1000 paper cranes before she died. The messages I took from that story were about peace and hope.
According the Japanese legend, anyone who folds 1000 paper cranes would be granted one wish.
I hadn’t really considered the symbolism and importance paper cranes could hold for a wedding. Cranes, in general, are considered a good omen and symbolize longevity and good health. Also it is believed that cranes mate for life and both male and female cranes build their nest together. If that’s not a great wedding symbol, I don’t know what it.
A lot of work but can be spectacularly beautiful
Not from a wedding so sue me - Installation Work by Helen Morse Palmer, 1999.
Instructions found here
