Hoad dancers with a slate
A slate is a traditional Hawaiian flower cranium or bead cord worn as a body decoration.
Leaders of Hawaii are being handed over and held at official ceremonies, birthdays, exams, weddings, funerals and retirement. Students graduating at the university sometimes carry so many leads that come to their ears, or even higher. With tourists, the slate is known as a flower cranel that hangs the visitor as a greeting and welcome.
The wreaths are made, among other things, from the flowers of the plumeria, which appear in red and yellowish variants in many places on the islands (although they are not endemic). There are also variants made especially with shells or ferns. In the past, feathers, bones and human hair were also processed.
The slate is a typical symbol of aloha spirit and occurs on the flag of the Northern Mariana Islands. May 1, Hawaiians celebrate "Lei Day". This has been a public holiday since 1929. Externe link
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