Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Flower arrangements or a circle "Lei"

Lei is a Hawaiian word meaning in the language of garlands, wreaths, flower arrangements or a circle. In broad terms, lei is a string of different objects are made to be used or worn around.
In Hawaiian culture, the most popular form of lei is a garland worn around the neck of the guests. Party host to a neck lei draping guests to welcome or goodbye when guests want to come home. The concept of lei to greet guests became popular after the tourists from the mainland United States arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in the 19th century and the 20th century. Lei is also given as congratulations, sympathy, a sign of love, gift graduation ceremonies, birthday or congratulations.
In poetic, children and lovers are also called as a lei. Call lei for children and lovers are often found in modern songs and ancient songs and chants.

Strand lei (plural in Hawaiian: na lei) can be made from anything but the most common materials for lei is the leaves and flowers are still fresh, vines, or plant a nail. Flowers are used for lei is a frangipani flower, lehua, and orchids. Maile leaves are very popular for making lei, including that used to make lei traditional hula dancers.
Apart from the green leaves and flowers, lei can also be made of shells, whale teeth, seeds, nuts, animal bones, bird feathers, plastic flowers, cloth, paper (including origami and paper money), candy, or other objects that can be strung and worn around the neck. Lei from materials taken from nature as part of the body believed to gods and goddesses, and trusted as a talisman and repellent reinforcements.

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