Foothills resident Pat Morris may have started a new trend in Tucson — folding paper cranes for peace.
After an article on Morris appeared in the Star's July 18 Neighbors section, many readers have asked how they can make origami cranes.
Several Web sites offer step-by-step instruction:
The World Peace Project for Children's Web site, www.sadako.org, features a 13-step, illustrated guide to making origami cranes.
For both written and illustrated instructions, visit www.sadako.com, The Sadako Film Project's Web site.
"I'm glad that people have appreciated the story of Sadako and they want to make the cranes," Morris says.
Sadako lived in Hiroshima at the time the atomic bomb was dropped. She died of leukemia 10 years later.
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During her sickness, she tried to fold 1,000 origami cranes for peace.
Today, 51 years after Sadako's death, Morris is one of many people worldwide who fold paper cranes both in Sadako's memory and in hope for world peace.
Aug. 6 will be the 61st anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. It is sometimes called Peace Day.
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