Sunday, November 11, 2012

Origami Day: November 11th

Origami Day: November 11th  Nippon Origami Association has assigned November 11th as the National Origami Day. Origami is the well-known art of folding paper into desired shapes. According to the NOA, origami first began in Japan around the time paper was introduced from China in the 7th century. It was originally used to help decorate places for religious rituals, but slowly evolved over the centuries into an aesthetic art form...