Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Lei Day in Hawaii

ALOHA, Friend!




You already know
that we like to wear flowers. . .







Exotic ones. . . .









Or more common ones
like this plumeria. . . .









A lei of flowers on a humble string
is often the first gift a child gives a parent. . .





 
May First
is Lei Day here in Hawaii.
The City of Honolulu holds a festival
and gives ribbons to
winning lei.
(Lei is plural and singular.
We don't say "leis.")









We drape horses. . . .







And Kings on their special day. . . 








 These humble lei sellers
of Honolulu's past
beckon you to come visit us!











What are you waiting for?



(There IS a 'Honolulu Hotels' link on this blog!  :-)

                                                                    Warmly, cloudia
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31 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Oooooooh a pink plumeria -- I've only seen it once before. DrumMajor

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  2. DeniseinVAApril 20, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    So many beautiful flowers in Hawaii, I would want to wear them all the time if I lived there, and to breathe in the plumeria and other natural fragrances, I wouldn't be able to get enough of them.

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  3. IleanaApril 20, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Love the leis...especially on the horse. :) Great photos!! Thanks for sharing.

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  4. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    so, people are finally able to wear smiles, and even if around their neck.
    please have you all a wonderful thursday.

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  5. SandyCarlsonApril 20, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    A bouquet of warm wishes to you, Cloudia! What a beautiful celebration of life, beauty--everything good.

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  6. Brian MillerApril 20, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    ooo...would so love to be there...those flowers are gorgeous...aloha from va!

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  7. SebabApril 20, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Beautiful shots. I love "PLUMERIA" and we have a lot of them here and I love the smell!

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  8. LisaApril 20, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    What festival and celebration. Looks inviting by warm, friendly people of Hawaii.

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  9. magiceyeApril 20, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    warm greetings /\ namaste from mumbai
    aloha!

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  10. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    We chopped down our Singapore Plumeria tree next to the patio, because it was making so much rubbish every day. Got fed up with sweeping it away.

    Now we have Mock Orange hedges and the fragrance from the flowers is so heady. Best of all, they don't make rubbish.

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  11. Snaggle ToothApril 20, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    Those are so pretty! I especially like the horses lei in the final pic-
    Have a good week
    Aloha!

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  12. TeresaApril 20, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    I couldn't find the hotel link.

    I really love the leis and flowers. Your pictures are really wonderful.

    Hope you got your camera issues fixed.

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  13. roughterrain craneApril 20, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    Thanks for leaving comment in my post.

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  14. AnonymousApril 21, 2011 at 12:16 AM

    pretty!

    cj

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  15. Windsmoke.April 21, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    What's the name of the first flower the purple exotic one, very pretty indeed :-).

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  16. MargueriteApril 21, 2011 at 1:07 AM

    Such beautiful traditions and flowers! Great pics and music!

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  17. Elephant's ChildApril 21, 2011 at 1:13 AM

    Your common looks pretty exotic from here. Lovely post. Thanks.

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  18. irinapicturesApril 21, 2011 at 1:21 AM

    I even smell the lei. The sun came to Moscow with your post.

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  19. HattieApril 21, 2011 at 3:59 AM

    How ya doing, you free spirit you???

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  20. AnonymousApril 21, 2011 at 5:33 AM

    I got a Lei each time I got off the airplane on my five trips by air across the Pacific. I don't remember what we did with them...

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  21. the walking manApril 21, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    Let's see if I get my raft into the Detroit rive, through lake Huron into the Mississippi then the gulf of Mexico, through the panama Canal...oh you could look for me around 2017 or so.

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  22. ReanaclaireApril 21, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    GREETINGS!! Say it with flowers.. lovely beautiful flowers!

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  23. இ Baŋäŋaz இApril 21, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Lei, leis, leises? haha. love the exotic flower. tQ

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  24. Charles GramlichApril 21, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Makes me think a bit of Mardi gras.

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  25. Lori SkoogApril 21, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    Cloudia...I have made a couple of New York Style Leis. One for a horse and the other for a donkey. I will have to send you pictures!

    Beautiful photos as usual. Could you please send over some of that sunshine?

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  26. KrippledWarriorApril 21, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Is it called "Getting Leid"???

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  27. Commander ZaiusApril 21, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    Great pictures! Of course it isn't the same here but the best parties are the ones that hand out leis.

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  28. CloudiaApril 21, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Sorry I don't know the name of the top flower, but it grows on a tree as the plumeria does.


    thanks SO much for kindly visiting!

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  29. nazeletApril 22, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Hi Claudia, We were recently given a welcome gift to Florida. A green stick in pot. It is one of the flowering trees that Leis are made from. It has since sprouted many beautiful leaves and I am waiting for the flowers. Then maybe you cn help me identify the exact name.
    What a beautiful celebration. Is the Plumeria in the Jasmine family?

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  30. FredaApril 22, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    And I guess they smell beautiful too....

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  31. CloudiaApril 22, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    Once again I must plead ignorance as to the plumerias cousins, but I'll bet you have a Ti plant. This makes a lucky, fresh, green woven lei....my favorite actually!



    thanks EACH of YOU for kindly visiting-

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