are a kind of ceremonial

origami ) is the Japanese art of paper folding. In modern usage, the word "origami" is often used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin. The goal is to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a ...

, folded distinctly from "origami-tsuki". They serve as gifts that express "good wishes". Noshi consists of white

paper Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, Textile, rags, poaceae, grasses, Feces#Other uses, herbivore dung, or other vegetable sources in water. Once the water is dra ...

folded with a strip of dried

abalone Abalone ( or ; via Spanish , from Rumsen language, Rumsen ''aulón'') is a common name for any small to very large marine life, marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Haliotidae, which once contained six genera but now cont ...

or meat, considered a token of good fortune and longevity.

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Japanese traditional envelopes: Noshi

The History of Origami: Noshi
Japanese words and phrases Paper art Origami Ise Shrine {{Japan-culture-stub

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