Noshi
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are a kind of ceremonial origami
Origami
is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form...

 fold entirely distinct from "origami-tsuki". They are not certificates, but are attached to gifts to express "good wishes". Noshi consists of white paper folded with a strip of dried abalone
Abalone
Abalone , from aulón, are small to very large-sized edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Haliotidae and the genus Haliotis...

or meat, considered a token of good fortune.
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