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Origami : Paper Folding Art
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Amazing facts:
- You can fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times.
- You can solve quadratic and cubic equations by folding paper.
- The oldest known origami book, Hiden Senbazuru Orikata, was written in 1797.
What is Origami?
Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding in which pieces of paper, usually square in shape and uncut, are folded into decorative objects such as birds and animals. An ancient art that dates back to 538 A.D., origami has grown over the centuries from a craft used to make decorations for ceremonial occasions to an art form practiced by people of all ages and all nationalities. Today people from all walks of life, from schoolchildren to mathematicians, enjoy origami. These origami enthusiasts refer to themselves a paper folders.
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