This is a Christmas tree decorated by hundreds of tiny origami animals. This reminds me of a legend from Japanese pop culture.
The story begins with a sick child with a terminal illness; his friends and schoolmates decide to make him origami cranes as a sign of their support and wishes for him to get well. Apparently other children in other schools hear about the project and decide to participate as well. Before long, there were thousands of paper cranes delivered to this boy's hospital room.
The sad part is that the boy still died from his illness, but the from the story lingers an urban legend - if you can make a thousand paper cranes, you can make a wish and the wish will come true. Perhaps the cranes did not come in time for the little boy in the story, but there also is a strong cultural belief in cranes as a symbol of good fortune and good luck.
Here is a little something for everyone.
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