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  2. Orizuru - Wikipedia

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    The orizuru (折鶴 ori- "folded," tsuru "crane"), origami crane or paper crane, is a design that is considered to be the most classic of all Japanese origami. [1][2] In Japanese culture, it is believed that its wings carry souls up to paradise, [2] and it is a representation of the Japanese red-crowned crane, referred to as the "Honourable ...

  3. Red-crowned crane - Wikipedia

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    The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Manchurian crane (traditional Chinese: 丹頂鶴; simplified Chinese: 丹顶鹤; pinyin: dāndǐng hè; Japanese: 丹頂鶴 or タンチョウヅル; rōmaji: tanchōzuru; Korean: 두루미; romaja: durumi; the Chinese character '丹' means 'red', '頂/顶' means 'crown' and '鶴/鹤' means 'crane'), is a large East Asian crane among the ...

  4. Cranes in Chinese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Fujian White Crane, on a martial art style based on traditional ideas of the movements of cranes; The Legend and the Hero, a cinematographic portrayal of the Fengshen Yanyi, with the White Crane Boy character from mythology; Red-crowned crane, a large east Asian crane, important in mythology and symbolism

  5. Tsuru no Ongaeshi - Wikipedia

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    Buddhist temples. v. t. e. Tsuru no Ongaeshi (鶴の恩返し, lit. "Crane's Return of a Favor") is a story from Japanese folklore about a crane who returns a favor to a man. A variant of the story where a man marries the crane that returns the favor is known as Tsuru Nyōbō (鶴女房, "Crane Wife"). According to Japanese scholar Seki Keigo ...

  6. Gudi (instrument) - Wikipedia

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    The bone flutes have average dimensions of approximately 20 cm × 1.1 cm (7.9 in × 0.4 in), and are made from the legs of the red-crowned crane. [4] [5] They are open-ended and vary in the number of their finger holes, from one to eight; the 4 holed version has 3 holes in front and one thumb hole in back.

  7. One thousand origami cranes - Wikipedia

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    The crane is considered a mystical or holy creature (others include the dragon and the tortoise) in Japan and is said to live for a thousand years. That is why one thousand origami cranes (千羽鶴, senbazuru, lit. 'one thousand cranes') are made, one for each year. In some stories, it is believed that the cranes must be completed within one ...

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