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| Motivation Message for International Friend |
The fortune cookie was first invented in Kyoto, Japan. It is a simple rolled cracker with a hollow space inside that serves to transmit words of wisdom, or a prophecy of good fortune, Over the years, fortune cookies have become part of global culture, readily identifiable cookies that carry messages of love, prayers, and good luck wishes. The were introduced to the United States and the San Francisco World’s Fair in 1915. Today, many associate fortune cookies with Chinese food.
The children of the Kids’ Atelier at Paik Hae Young Gallery in Seoul made a special batch of fortune cookies for the children of Higashi Yamoto Elementary school to convey their best wishes and their desire to be international friends.
Each fortune cookies has a message, or drawing by a child on the back. Each fortune cookie was then folded and placed in a special box. These were not edible fortune cookies, but rather flexible plastic that can be folded into a fortune cookie easily.
As a note from the Paik Gallery accompanying the art states, “These fortune cookies symbolize our message of hope, love and strength. We hope that this unusual art installation will bring pleasure to the children of Yamoto Higashi elementary school. We want to be their friends, to be with them and to wish them well. The cookies are decorated by children of different backgrounds, from around the world, who live in Seoul. We wish the children of Yamoto Higashi elementary school a most colorful and happy life!”
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| The children in Seoul hard at work making the fortune cookies |
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