Lei Day 1 May 2024

Lei Day

As the first day of May dawns upon Hawaii, Lei Day bursts forth in a riot of colour, fragrance and festivity. Leis are garlands crafted from various flowers, leaves and even shells, carrying significant cultural importance for the natives of the island state. Leis were brought by the Polynesians as they migrated eastward through the Pacific Islands before reaching Hawaii between 1000 and 1200 CE. They represent love, respect and the ever-present aloha spirit, described as "the coordination of mind and heart within each person." Lei Day is an all-day fiesta that includes parades, pageants, lei-making contests, hula dances and feasts.

© Jotika Pun/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Spanning the soft sunlight
Keep practising, little guy
1 May 2025Lei Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Best views tower
23 Jan 2024Maldives
16 May 2025Endangered Species Day
Aug 23, 2023Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
12 Aug 2024World Elephant Day
27 Jul 2024Cowes Week
Blue hues and ceramic scenes of Porto
Perfect, pastoral Palouse
Sep 1, 2023National Mushroom Month
Aug 26, 2023Museum Night in Berlin
A painters palette of natures hues
16 Apr 2024Union Square, Manhattan, New York, USA
What’s your favorite colour?
West of Windermere
Owl be seeing you
21 Oct 2023International Archaeology Day
19 Sep 2025Thousand Islands region, St Lawrence River, USA-Canada border
25 Nov 2023Toledo, Spain
In hot water
Here we go!
1 Jun 2025World Reef Awareness Day
What are these beautiful sandy waves?
A show of prehistoric hands
Sentinel of the sea
History in the making
Southern tip of a northern isle
The Old Bridge, reborn
22 Nov 2025Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan, China
16 Nov 2023World Philosophy Day
Celebrating our looming lunar neighbour