Posted on November 11, 2020
Today is the end of a two-and-a-half week celebration called World Origami Week (October 24 – November 11)! October 24 is the birthday of Lillian Oppenheimer, who founded the first origami group in the U.S., and November 11 is Origami Day in Japan, where the paper crane has become a symbol of peace.
Today is Remembrance or Veterans’ or Armistice Day in many nations, celebrating the outbreak of peace after World War I, so what could be more perfect than folding a lot origami cranes?
Check out these origami creations!
Also on this date:
Lāčplēsis Day in Latvia
Veteran’s Day – also known as
Armistice Day and
Remembrance Day
National Day in St. Maarten
Anniversary of a record-breaking balloon ride
Independence Day in Angola
Independence Day in Poland
Origami Day
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Washington’s statehood anniversary
Highway Numbers Adopted – From Sea to Shining Sea
Birthday of Civil Rights icon Daisy Bates
Anniversary of the dedication of various war memorials
National Young Reader’s Week
(Second week of November)
Geographic Information Systems Day
(Second Wednesday of November)
Plan ahead:
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
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November holidays
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November birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in November
And here are my Pinterest boards for:
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December holidays
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December birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in December