ISLAND WEDDING CUSTOMS - ORIGAMI

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ORIGAMI -TSURUS
A wedding in Hawaii would not be complete without 1001 cranes. Folding metallic origami paper into one thousand and one (for good luck) cranes is a tradition that began here in Hawaii sometime during the 1960's.

In Asia, the crane (or tsuru, as they are called by the Japanese) has long symbolized fortune, longevity, happiness, fidelity, and peace.

The trend today is to have your 1001 cranes professionally mounted and framed for display at your wedding reception and in your new home.

1001 cranes at the start of married life is a golden tradition -
Tsuru wa sennen - the crane lives for 1,000 years.