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Sunday 1 May 2016

National Mother Goose Day



Mother Goose Day is observed on May 01, 2016. Mother Goose Day was founded in 1987 by Gloria T. Delamar in tandem with the publication of her book, "Mother Goose; From Nursery to Literature".

It is a day to appreciate nursery rhymes and stories. The familiar figure of Mother Goose is an imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes which are often published as Mother Goose Rhymes. As a character, she appears in one "nursery rhyme".

Mother Goose is generally depicted in literature and book illustration as an elderly country woman in a tall hat and shawl, a costume identical to the peasant costume worn in Wales in the early 20th century, but is sometimes depicted as a goose, usually wearing a bonnet.
(With material from: Wikipedia)


And

Lei Day



“May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii Nei.”

This popular phrase in the islands prevents anyone from forgetting this special day. It was Don Blanding, a writer and poet, who first suggested that a holiday should be dedicated to the beautiful Hawaiian tradition of making and wearing lei.

But it was Grace Tower Warren, also a writer, who came up with the idea that the holiday should coincide with May Day. And so since the first Lei Day on May 1, 1928, Hawaii has continued the annual celebration to this very day.

Oahu hosts the state’s largest May Day event.

No matter what day of the week May 1 falls on, the Lei Day Celebration takes place at Queen Kapiolani Park in Waikiki. The event features live music, a lei contest exhibit, hula performances, demonstrations, craft and food vendors, and more.

This event is free and open to the public.

Each year, the Lei Queen and her court reside over the festivities. Lei Queen are selected based on their lei making skills, hula proficiency, and Hawaiian language fluency.

Expect to see the most beautiful lei in the world at the annual Lei Day lei competition held and displayed at the park. The lei are later taken and lovingly placed at Mauna ‘Ala, the Royal Mausoleum. Also expect excellent live music by some of Hawaii’s top performers.

See the line up below.



Another tradition to stem from this holiday is the annual Cazimero Lei Day Concert. Iconic, contemporary Hawaiian musician, Robert Cazimero have been putting on this annual concert in the state to sold out crowds for over 30 years.

Performances rotate between the islands, so if you’re interested in attending, be sure to research ahead of your trip. For this year’s May Day, Robert Cazimero and his award winning hula dancers will be performing at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center.