Japan Society of Fairfield County
Stratford Library Origami Class, Sept. 11, 2010
Many people are not aware that the United
States and Japan share a similar holiday in mid September: Grandparents
Day. In Japan, it's called "Keiro no Hi", which literally means
"Respect-for-Senior-Citizens-Day."
On September 11, an origami class was held at the Children's department
of Stratford Library with the theme of "Grandparents' Day." A group of
5 JSFC volunteers taught the children how to make a "Crane" and a
"Turtle", that are considered to be symbols of longevity in Japan. In
the friendly and intimate atmosphere, the children's parents were also
invited to participate in the class to try their first ever origami.
For most of the participants, folding a "Crane" was challenging, but
everyone had fun and managed to make several origami cranes and
turtles. In the end, they all made ornaments attaching their origami
work to paper plates where they drew their own Grandma's or Grandpa's
face and a message for Grandparents' Day.
This was the second origami class at Stratford Library, and overall,
the third one this year that was run by the group of JSFC - Harry
Sakamaki, Hiroko Sakamaki, Michiko Hughes, Chikae Potterf, and Naomi
Manning.
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