Home » Culture & Society » Spirituality » Spiritual Meaning

The Legend of The Blessed Crane

7 Comments

11 Like

Like 11

Pin It

Ranked #4,328 in Culture & Society, #92,913 overall | Donates to Save the Children, Wildlife Forever

The Crane A Bird of Legend and Lore

The crane may be the oldest bird on earth, dating back sixty million years. It is associated with a long list of ancient customs and legends.

In many parts of the world, Cranes are regarded as a messenger of the gods. In ancient Egypt, legend says that a two-headed crane was once seen flying over the Nile, to announce a new age of joy and prosperity.

In Asian cultures, the Crane is associated with longevity, health, happiness, wisdom and good luck. Cranes mate for life and are often seen at Japanese weddings.

Image: epa.gov

Origami Crane Kit

Origami Thousand Cranes Kit #N8380

Amazon Price: $15.49 (as of 05/30/2012)

Kit to make a Thousand Cranes for your wedding or celebration. This kit contains 21 colors of 3 inch square origami paper and directions for folding your mini cranes. Also included in this Thousand Cranes kit is string and directions on how to hang the cranes into a waterfall of colored cranes to easily display at your celebration!

****Directions are in Japanese, but the diagrams are easy to follow.

The Crane in Asian Lore

In traditional Asian cultures the Crane is associated with longevity, health, happiness, wisdom, peace and good luck.

In some legends it is said that the crane lives for a thousand years and a Crane's eggs were used in magic potions to grant eternal life upon its drinkers.

- Origami folded paper cranes are often placed at memorial parks to symbolize peace. Folded paper cranes are also given to the sick in the hope of a speedy recovery. It is also said that a 1000 folded paper origami crane can make your wishes come true.

- The White Crane is a Chinese symbol for "wisdom" and is sometimes called the "heavenly" or "blessed" Crane and can fly to the heavens..

- Birds in general, bring good luck when placed in the South facing side of your room. However the keeping of caged birds is bad Feng Shui, as this represents confinement and the stunting of growth.

Image: http://www.geishablog.com/uncategorized/making-an-origami-crane/

Crane Gifts

Flying Cranes

Your Thoughts on The Mythic Crane

Reply

haikuwedding Nov 9, 2011 @ 1:57 pm | delete

Very noble birds - there are many literary works written with themes of cranes. Thanks for sharing -

Reply

Evelyn_Saenz Oct 26, 2011 @ 5:13 am | delete

I remember reading Sadaku and the Thousand Paper Cranes. That was my first introduction to cranes. What magnificent birds they are!

Reply

TransientTimes May 3, 2011 @ 10:51 am | delete

I watched a documentary called 'Moth Man'.... In the documentary they were saying that many people believed the mysterious creature was a mutated crane... Every time I see a crane I think of this..It's a great documentary, you should check it out sometime.

Reply

spa-products Jan 27, 2011 @ 7:55 pm | delete

Yes they are beautiful but the stinkers ate all the fish in my pond !!! But, they are still beautiful though !!!

Reply

TylaMac Jan 24, 2011 @ 10:42 pm | delete

I can understand why cranes are associated with blessings and good fortune. They are one of the most fascinating birds on Earth. When you see them walking on the ground it's hard to believe they are so graceful in flight.

*The Blessed Crane has been blessed by a squidangel.*
Load More