"Lei Day ~ Wear a lei, Give a lei or Make a lei and enter it in the annual lei contest"
In Hawaii, May 1st is celebrated as Lei Day, rather than May Day, as the rest of the world does. This Festival of the Lei was first held on May 1, 1928, when a pair of local artists in Honolulu encouraged everyone to wear a lei. Festivities were held downtown with hula, music, lei making demonstrations, and exhibits and contests. In 1929, Lei Day was made an official holiday in the Territory of Hawaii, a tradition that continues to the present. Lei Day, May 1st, remains a state holiday in Hawaii with festivities and celebrations all centered around the Hawaiian lei.
"Pikake is adored by lei makers and anyone lucky enough to receive one, yet this fragrant flower is becoming harder to find as number of farms and growers decline"
The flower lei is known the world over as the symbol of Hawaiian aloha. There are still the familiar favorites, including plumeria, ginger, orchid, ilima and carnation leis. Everyone gives the gift of a lei to another, putting it around the receiver's neck and accompanying it with the traditional kiss. Some Hawaiian celebrations are complete with pageants, a Lei Queen and her court.
and...I do mean Welcome! Selamat Datang! Aloha! I extend a warm welcome and am glad that you could stop by and read my blog. It simply contains general musings and ramblings about things that concern and/or interest me.
So kick back, click away and don't forget...enjoy your visit!
"So you want to know me? Romantic and logical ~ Loyal and always true ~ Funloving crazy and very quiet when needed ~
Sensible and down to earth...to sum it up, I guess I'm pretty much a "nice girl", hopefully in a good way, who's also a bit of a geek"
Here I am as perfect as I'm ever going to be.
You'll see, love me for me.
Stick around, I'm not the kind of girl you wanna leave.
You'll see, love me for me.
"With a birthday on the 5th of the month you are inclined to work well with people and enjoy them. You are talented and versatile, very good at presenting ideas. You may have a tendency to get itchy feet at times and need change and travel. You tend to be very progressive, imaginative and adaptable. Your mind is quick, clever and analytical. A restlessness in your nature may make you a bit impatient and easily bored with routine. You may have a tendency to shirk responsibility".
is how I feel now
