Origami: How to fold a Happi

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‘Happi’ is the costume which we wear at the festival.

Happi, which is one Japanese traditional costume,

makes up excited at the festival, if we wear it.

 

Today, I’ll show you how to fold a Happi.

Let’s make your original Happi!

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How to fold a Happi Ver.1

 

You need one sheet of origami paper for this one.

It will be just like a real Happi!

 

1. Fold it in half.

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2. Fold only one sheet up along the dotted line.

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3. Fold both corners of the second sheet to make triangles.

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4. Fold it inside along the dotted line.

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5. Change the direction.

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6. Put the part that you folded back.

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7. Fold both corners along the dotted lines.

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8. Put the part back again.

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9. Turn it over.

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10. Fold both sides to the middle.

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11. Turn it over.

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12. Open it as the arrows are pointing.

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13. Turn it over.

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14.Open them towards the arrows and…

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15. open the bag part.

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16. And fold it as picture No.17 shows.

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17. Fold it like a staircase along the dotted lines.

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18. Fold it the same way for the other side too.

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19. Turn it over.

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20. Fold the bottom corner up along the dotted line.

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21. Turn it over and…

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22. it’s done!

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If you put the word ‘祭’ (festival) on the back or breast,

it will be more like a real Happi!

It will be cute if you use the patterned-origami paper with stripes or dots as well!

How to fold a Happi Ver.2

 

We need two sheets of origami paper for this one.

It’s much easier than the Ver.1.

It will be a little bigger too!

 

1. First, we will make the sleeves.  Fold one of the origami paper in half.

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2. This is a pair of sleeve.  So easy right?

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3. Now, we will make the body.

Fold the top part at 1cm down along the dotted line.

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4. Turn it over.

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5. Fold both corners, as picture No.6 shows. (not all the way to the middle)

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6. Fold both sides toward the middle.

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7. Put the collars outside.

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8. And this is the body part!

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9. Put it with the sleeves using glue.  It’s done!

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Speaking of the Happi, we think of festivals!

Let’s make a fan too!

 

It might be fun if you play dolls with them too!

 

【Translated by  Kana Toda PIERCE】

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