The Peace Crane Project was founded in 2013 by Sue DiCicco, in order to promote world peace and raise awareness of the International Day of Peace (21 September). A "peace crane" is an

origami crane The ''orizuru'' (折鶴 ''ori-'' "folded," ''tsuru'' "crane"), or paper crane, is a design that is considered to be the most classic of all Japanese origami.Jccc Origami Crane Project – Materials For Teachers & Students. MEANING OF THE ORIGAM ...

used as peace symbol, by reference to the story of

Sadako Sasaki was a Japanese girl who became a victim of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States. She was two years of age when the bombs were dropped and was severely irradiated. She survived for another ten years, becoming one o ...

(1943– 1955), a Japanese victim of the long-term effects of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. Sasaki was one of the most widely known '' hibakusha'' (Japanese for "bomb-affected person"), said to have folded

one thousand origami cranes 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 cranes are made, one for each year. In some stories it is believed that the 1000 c ...

before her death. The Peace Crane Project participated in the 20th Annual Sadako Peace Day, hosted by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation in Montecito (2014). Participants in the Peace Crane Project are asked to fold an origami crane and then sign up on the website to exchange their crane with someone in a different city, state, country or continent. They are encouraged to take a photo of their crane after placing it in their community, and to upload the photo online. In Bangalore, India, over sixty schools took part in the peace crane exchange in 2013. The Peace Crane Project announced a new initiative for 2017, inviting students around the world to fold a crane and include it in a traveling exhibit of 1,000 cranes which will appear at a variety of venues over the next several years. Purpose Global in 2016 included the Peace Crane Project a "list of the 500 most influential global initiatives for peace". Ellen DeGeneres tweeted about The Peace Crane Project on Peace Day in 2019, encouraging her followers to participate.

References

{{Reflist *Masahiro Sasaki and Sue DiCicco, "The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki" (2018)
sadakosasaki.com

External links

The Peace Crane Project Official SiteThe Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki (book)International Day of Peace Official SiteSue DiCicco's Official VideoLoretto Community Peace Crane Project PageCranes 4 Peace BlogSt Ignatius Peace Day Video

Peace Crane Project The Peace Crane Project was founded in 2013 by Sue DiCicco, in order to promote world peace and raise awareness of the International Day of Peace (21 September). A "peace crane" is an Orizuru, origami crane used as peace symbol, by reference to th ...