May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii

Picture courtesy of This Site May 1st


Lyrics courtesy of This Site

"...May Day is Lei Day in Hawai`i
Garlands of flowers ev'rywhere,
All of the colors in the rainbow
Maidens with blossoms in their hair
Flowers that mean we should be happy,
Throwing aside a load of care,
Oh, May Day is Lei Day in Hawai`i
Lei Day is happy day out there."
~ Red Hawke, 1928

The first of May is quite a day of celebrations! First off, it is a day dedicated to St. Joseph the Worker. In Hawaii we celebrate Lei Day with the beautiful leis that the skillful lei makers make every day of the year. But my favorite celebration is the first day of the month dedicated to our Blessed Mother! I will try very hard to post items of Marian interest in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

This is a painting of a Lei maker that hangs in the Honolulu Academy of Arts.