"May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii," Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi told the crowd during opening ceremonies. "While lei had been crafted and given in Polynesian culture for thousands of years, the first ...

May Day, or Beltane, is a Gaelic and Celtic festival ... when American laborers fought for the eight-hour workday. Celebrated in Hawaii, Lei Day honors leis, a type of garland or wreath, often ...

In Hawaii, May Day is also observed as Lei Day, a tradition established in 1929 to honor the Hawaiian custom of making and exchanging leis or typical Polynesian garlands . This article originally ...

In Hawaii, May 1 is called Lei Day, which isn’t an official holiday, but a statewide celebration of the Hawaiian culture and the aloha spirit through the creation and giving of lei — usually a ...

The first day of May is celebrated across the globe in many different ways. There's May Day, or Beltane, a Gaelic and Celtic festival that celebrates the transition from spring to summer ...

In Russia, Communist-led May Day celebrations were once massive affairs. It’s also a traditional spring celebration that’s observed in ways that don’t involve marching in the streets or civil ...