The Chain of 1000 Cranes to Improve Mental Health
It's weekend icebreaker again!
In Japanese legend, a person who folds one thousand origami cranes (千羽鶴, senbazuru; literally “1000 cranes”) will be granted a wish by the gods.
The crane in Japan is one of the mystical or holy creatures (others include the dragon and the tortoise) and is said to live for a thousand years: That is why 1000 cranes are made, one for each year. In some stories it is believed that the 1000 cranes must be completed within one year and they must all be made by the person (or group of people) who will make the wish at the end.
Source: Wikipedia
Okay, that's a legend from the land of the rising sun. Interestingly, this art of paper folding is therapeutic. The activity stimulates areas of the brain, improves short-term memory and gives a calming and relaxing effect. It helps reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. Thus a form of art therapy.
That being said, and for a fun-relaxing activity can we create a 1000 origami cranes together?
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You don't necessarily need an origami paper, just cut a printer paper into a perfect square and voila! You have your origami paper.
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Upload the pic of your crane origami on this thread.
Have a healing & relaxing time! xx
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@mytwistedsoul woohoo!.. 🙌🥳 18
@Ouicherie this was fun!! Here is my 3rd attempt! The first two refused to get clicked! xD
Learning: We can always try again! Just willingness (and sometimes stubbornness) is required. :p xD❤️: )
@VaryingCloud
19! Yeehaa! Thank you VC
Btw, great takeaway from the trials 😁👍
@ouiCherie
Yayy! 😀 🙌
Five more for a total of 24!
Would've had more but the origami dinosaur was discovered lol
@mytwistedsoul
Wohooo 🥳
5 more for a total of 29 🙂
11 more
Takes us up to 40 I believe
10 more
50 total
@mytwistedsoul
@Helpingheart23 🙂 only 950 more to go lol!
@mytwistedsoul
Progress is progress, no matter how small 😉
@Helpingheart23 You're right 😊
@Helpingheart23 right! 😁 I want to continue again @mytwitstedsoul gave motivation booster
@ouiCherie No worries :) we're up to 71 now lol
@ouiCherie
wow, thanks for the message! i was previously familiar with Japanese Anime/Manga and video games made by Japanese companies, i consider all Japanese culture to be awesome to study and behold!
10 more 🙂
@mytwistedsoul
Oh no I missed this... how many we have now? I'll count soon and will continue. Yaaay! Thank you, Soul!
@ouiCherie Lol I think I replied to the wrong one 😁
I think we're up to 71 now
@ouiCherie
Ooof so late, but made it finally! xD Not perfect-o or anywhere close lol, but this was funnn, and a test of patience, but also funnn, never have I ever watched a video on 0.25X speed hahah! 🙈
Alsooo inviting everyone to make some Christmas Trees Here, I've been crafty today! 😛
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou Looks good! I'll have to try the tree later 🙂
@mytwistedsoul
Didn't receive the tag :o something is again up with the tags smh! (Yay for the upvote though hehe)
Thankyou, Soul, I see you've made so many amazing cranes already and sure thing, the tree was fun too hehe, there's different ways to make it, half way through it seemed more of Ori-doing-what-Am-I and less of origami but fun nevertheless lol. Hope to see yours soon also! 😃
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou Its the same with butterflies too 🙂 there are a bunch of different ones
@mytwistedsoul aw you're really acing these! And goodness 71 cranes already? I'm impressed and inspired lol! Keep origami-fying (it's a word now)!🥰
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou Origami-fying LOL! 😂
10 more I believe we're up to 71 now?
@mytwistedsoul oh you've counted. Superb! 🩷 so, we're at 71 💫😁
@ouiCherie I've been trying to keep track so I make them in groups of tens lol
