Cranes for Peace

Sadako and the Paper Cranes

Throughout history, colorful, graceful, rhythmic , wonderfully winged flying creatures have been viewed as sentient beings with special meaning. One species of birds - the Crane – is considered among the oldest species of birds still calling earth its home. Some fossils suggest that the crane existed over 60 million years ago. It’s animated choreography led the ancient Greeks and Romans to construct myths about the Crane that suggest its....