Yeah, one Japanese custom is to hang a thousand paper cranes as a symbol of world peace. So this song's is pretty basic. Not sure about the whole "there's a laptop hanging by a string" line though?
Folding 1,000 paper cranes is a Japanese custom whereby the folder is granted a single wish (usually for good health) for their reverence/diligence. This is a very common practice at weddings, anniversaries, etc. Recently, it has also become a symbol of peace (mostly outside of Japan) because a famed child, Sadako, developed cancer as a result of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Therefore, she wished that everyone that got sick from the bomb would get better - and began to fold 1000 paper cranes. Unfortunately, she died before finishing, so her family and friends finished the folding. Now, there is...
Folding 1,000 paper cranes is a Japanese custom whereby the folder is granted a single wish (usually for good health) for their reverence/diligence. This is a very common practice at weddings, anniversaries, etc. Recently, it has also become a symbol of peace (mostly outside of Japan) because a famed child, Sadako, developed cancer as a result of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Therefore, she wished that everyone that got sick from the bomb would get better - and began to fold 1000 paper cranes. Unfortunately, she died before finishing, so her family and friends finished the folding. Now, there is a day dedicated to Sadako's wish where school children accross Japan fold cranes and send them to her grave. Thus, it has become a symbol of peace overtime.
Yeah, one Japanese custom is to hang a thousand paper cranes as a symbol of world peace. So this song's is pretty basic. Not sure about the whole "there's a laptop hanging by a string" line though?
Folding 1,000 paper cranes is a Japanese custom whereby the folder is granted a single wish (usually for good health) for their reverence/diligence. This is a very common practice at weddings, anniversaries, etc. Recently, it has also become a symbol of peace (mostly outside of Japan) because a famed child, Sadako, developed cancer as a result of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Therefore, she wished that everyone that got sick from the bomb would get better - and began to fold 1000 paper cranes. Unfortunately, she died before finishing, so her family and friends finished the folding. Now, there is...
Folding 1,000 paper cranes is a Japanese custom whereby the folder is granted a single wish (usually for good health) for their reverence/diligence. This is a very common practice at weddings, anniversaries, etc. Recently, it has also become a symbol of peace (mostly outside of Japan) because a famed child, Sadako, developed cancer as a result of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Therefore, she wished that everyone that got sick from the bomb would get better - and began to fold 1000 paper cranes. Unfortunately, she died before finishing, so her family and friends finished the folding. Now, there is a day dedicated to Sadako's wish where school children accross Japan fold cranes and send them to her grave. Thus, it has become a symbol of peace overtime.