i heard it wwas made after the war, when us bombed japan....why did they make paper cranes? what was the purpose? what kind of paper cranes were they? was there writing on the paper cranes?
i am very curious please tell me....
2007-04-29 10:06:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
what place(s) did the bomb drop?
2007-04-29 10:08:27 · update #1
The Japanese regard the crane as a symbol of good fortune and longevity because of its fabled life span of a thousand years. It also represents fidelity, as Japanese cranes are known to mate for life
Shortly after the end of World War II, the folded origami cranes came to symbolize a hope for peace through Sadako Sasaki and her story of perseverance. Diagnosed with leukemia after being exposed to radiation after the bombing of Hiroshima, Sadako became determined to reach a goal of folding 1,000 cranes in hopes of being rewarded with health, happiness, and a world of eternal peace. Although she died before reaching her goal, the tradition of sending origami cranes to the Hiroshima memorial has endured as a symbol of the Japan's ongoing wish for nuclear disarmament and world peace.
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Anyone who folded a thousand paper cranes would be granted a wish. Sadako wished to healthy again so that she could run and play like before, and she pursued her goal with such determination that, although she died of her disease, she succeeded in transforming the paper crane into a symbol of peace for children all over the world.
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i heard it wwas made after the war, when us bombed japan....why did they make paper cranes? what was the purpose? what kind of paper cranes were they? was there writing on the paper cranes?
i am very curious please tell me....
2015-08-18 18:45:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Sadako Story"
"The paper crane has become an international symbol of peace in recent years as a result of it's connection to the story of a young Japanese girl named Sadako Sasaki born in 1943. Sadako was two years old when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. As she grew up, Sadako was a strong, courageous and athletic girl. In 1955, at age 11, while practicing for a big race, she became dizzy and fell to the ground. Sadako was diagnosed with Leukemia, "the atom bomb" disease. Sadako's best friend told her of an old Japanese legend which said that anyone who folds a thousand paper cranes would be granted a wish. Sadako hoped that the gods would grant her a wish to get well so that she could run again. She started to work on the paper cranes and completed over 1000 before dying on October 25, 1955 at the age of twelve."
"The point is that she never gave up. She continued to make paper cranes until she died. Inspired by her courage and strength, Sadako's friends and classmates put together a book of her letters and published it. They began to dream of building a monument to Sadako and all of the children killed by the atom bomb. Young people all over Japan helped collect money for the project."
"In 1958, a statue of Sadako holding a golden crane was unveiled in Hiroshima Peace Park. The children also made a wish which is inscribed at the bottom of the statue and reads:"
""This is our cry, This is our prayer, Peace in the world"."
"Today, people all over the world fold paper cranes and send them to Sadako's monument in Hiroshima."
"The Sadako Story " : http://www.sadako.org/sadakostory.htm
"Cranes for Peace"
"Cranes for Peace began as a project to collect paper cranes to be sent to Hiroshima for the 50th anniversary of the bombing. Ever since the story of Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who was 2 at the time of the bombing and 10 years later died of leukemia, became widely known, people from around the world have sent origami cranes to the Children of the A-Bomb statue in the Hiroshima Peace Park as a symbol and wish for peace. Sadako attempted to fold 1000 cranes believing she would get well by doing so. It is Japanese legend that folding 1000 cranes (senbazuru) so pleases the gods that the folder is granted a wish. Sadako wished to get well. Her story, as presented in several books, has become an inspiration for school children world-wide to fold cranes in a wish for peace."
"Cranes for Peace" : http://www.cranesforpeace.org/
2007-04-29 10:17:00 · answer #6 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was after they dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima. The cranes were made in memory of the dead.
2007-04-29 10:15:12 · answer #7 · answered by lix 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-04-29 10:10:01 · answer #8 · answered by Satia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was for good luck!
2007-04-29 10:08:41 · answer #9 · answered by Irish chick*a*dee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to entertain you when you're bored/grounded/etc.
2007-04-29 10:14:30 · answer #10 · answered by Johnny Doe 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋