Lei Day is a statewide celebration in Hawaii. The celebration begins in the morning of May first every year and continues into the next day. Lei day was...
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A lei (/leɪ/) is a garland or wreath common in Hawaii, across Polynesia, and the Philippines. More loosely defined, a lei is any series of objects strung...
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Don Blanding, the first Lei Day was celebrated on 1 May 1927 in Honolulu. Leonard "Red" and Ruth Hawk composed "May Day Is Lei Day in Hawai'i," the traditional...
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Lei Feng (18 December 1940 – 15 August 1962) was a soldier in the People's Liberation Army who was the object of several major campaigns in China. The...
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Longest Day in Chang'an (2019), and A Lifelong Journey (2022). Lei ranked 62nd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2019, and 61st in 2020. Lei Jiayin...
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May 1 Armed Forces Day (Mauritania) Beltane (Ireland, Neopaganism) Constitution Day (Argentina) Lei Day (Hawaii, United States) May Day (International observance)...
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Tower Warren, who came up with the phrase, "May Day is Lei Day". The Hawaiian song, "May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii" was composed in 1927 by Ruth and Leonard...
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recommending aloha attire be worn throughout the summer, beginning on Lei Day. The wording of the resolution spoke of letting "the male populace return...
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Lei Lina OAM (Chinese: 雷丽娜, born 19 February 1988) is a Chinese and Australian table tennis player who has a leg length difference of 6 cm. Lei has won...
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