How did Crafts work begin?

Most crafts are activities that have been done for a very long time. Some crafts developed in different parts of the world at the same time. For example, people in different parts of the world carved designs onto their wooden boats. Hundreds of years ago, a group of people called the Maori were skilled woodcarvers as well as good sailors. They sailed from islands in northeast Polynesia to what is now New Zealand in canoes decorated with beautiful woodcarvings.

Thousands of miles away, in northern Europe, Viking sailors decorated the prow, or front, of their ships with woodcarvings called figureheads. The tradition of figureheads continued in Western Europe, North America, and South America as long as large wooden ships sailed the seas.

Other crafts were important in different places. One such craft is kite-making. Almost two thousand years ago, Chinese generals used paper kites to signal their troops in battle.

Today, Japanese paint warriors on their kites and wage “war” in the air at kite festivals. They also celebrate Boys’ Day on May 5 by flying kite-like windsocks. These paper flags are shaped and painted like carp – fish that stand for strength, courage, and determination in Japan.

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