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> On Oct 8, 2019, at 9:13 PM, Laura R wrote:
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> But does anyone know why November 11th was the day chosen in Japan to be the
> World Origami Day?
A quick google search found that According to artfixx.com:
“In Japan, November 11th was chosen as Origami Day by the Nippon
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
Dear Laura
https://www.origami-noa.jp/%E3%81%8A%E3%82%8A%E3%81%8C%E3%81%BF%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6/%E3%81%8A%E3%82%8A%E3%81%8C%E3%81%BF%E3%81%AE%E6%97%A5/
11 November is "Origami Day"
The number 1 has four line up November 11, likened to "1" of numbers as one
side of the square,
Hi Laura,
According to NOA's website, each number "1" is regarded as one side of
square, therefore Nov. 11th (11th day of 11th month) is the Origami Day in
Japan. Nov. 11th is also the World Peace Memorial Day (when the World War
I Treaty of 1918 was signed), which aligns with the peaceful
