On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 9:40 PM gera...@neorigami.com <gera...@neorigami.com> wrote:
> So I'm a bit curious about the stablishment of November 11 as Origami Day > in Japan. Who participated in its establishment? In what year was it > established? > > I know of two versions as to why was that date chosen as Origami Day: (a) > 11/11 represent the four sides of a square of paper like the ones used most > often for origami nowadays, and (b) the First World War Armistice was > signed in that date, but in 1918, and since the origami crane became a > symbol of peace with the passing of Sadako Sasaki, November 11 was > considered a good date to celebrate origami. > > Is one of these two the main reason as to why that date was chosen? If so, > which one? Was there another reason? > Here's some background direct from the JOAS website: https://origami.jp/world-origami-days/ which also attempts to link to this page (the link is broken, but I figured out what it was supposed to be) which states that the 11/11 is indeed a reference to 4 equal sides of a square, but doesn't give more detail: https://www.kinenbi.gr.jp/main.php?MD=3&NM=218 "Origami Day Established by the Japan Origami Association for the purpose of letting many people know the fun and educational effects of origami. This is because if each 1 of this day, which has four 1s in a row, is regarded as one side of a square origami, it will represent a total of 4 sides." (Original Japanese: おりがみの楽しさ、教育的な効果などを多くの人に知ってもらうことを目的に株式会社日本折紙協会が制定。日付は数字の１が４つ並ぶこの日のそれぞれの１を正方形のおりがみの１辺と見立てると、全部で４辺を表すことになるため。) This references NOA ( 日本折紙協会), not JOAS, so I'm gathering it was something originally started by them. You might try writing to them, or JOAS, for more of the history. Anne
