The custom of producing senninbari originated during the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895. Senninbari designed to be worn around the waist, known as senninbari haramaki (abdomen senninbari), were considered to maintain good health, as well as being good luck for the wearer. Some senninbari were made to be used as hachimaki (headbands), as well as belts, vests and caps the most uncommon forms of senninbari were good luck flags. Senninbari took various forms, and were not limited exclusively to belts. Tigers stitched or painted onto senninbari were also common, as tigers were popularly known to be able to travel far away from home and return safely. The stitches were typically arranged in multiple rows, but were also arranged in formations creating patterns resembling images of flags, patriotic slogans, or tigers the most common slogan stitched into senninbari was bu-un chō-kyū ( 武運長久) or "eternal good luck in war". Yellow, red and green cloth were also used, and were combined with various coloured threads (such as yellow, gold, red and white) used for the embroidery. Senninbari were most commonly made from white cloth and embroidered with 1000 red stitches, as the combination of white and red was considered to be lucky and auspicious.
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