My understanding is that 11 November is Remembrance Day / Armistice Day, and so the last day of WOD was chosen as a way to reflect that origami (and especially origami cranes) are a symbol of peace.
>I know Oct. 24th is Lillian Oppenheimer’s birthday, which marks the beginning >of a period >known as World Origami Days, until 11/11. >But does anyone know why November 11th was the day chosen in Japan to be the >World >Origami Day?
