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Isabeu O (
My son is only 4 months...but I'm still just looking for ideas, and stories of how other families celebrated this great event!
Any stories people would like to share?
I'm very keen to hear them all (and maybe borrow a few of your ideas when the time arrives!)
Answer
in hawaii first bdays are a big deal so we had a party in a hotel ball room (not big about 80 ppl, small as far as 1sr bdays go here). she was so well behaved i was so proud.
as for her actual bday day, i took the day off from work, she was sick so we had to go dr :-(. but i bought her some balloons and put them up so when she woke up from a nap she had a surprise. she loves balloons. and i bought her a cake and we opened gifts and sand happy bday and she tried to blow out ehr candle
in hawaii first bdays are a big deal so we had a party in a hotel ball room (not big about 80 ppl, small as far as 1sr bdays go here). she was so well behaved i was so proud.
as for her actual bday day, i took the day off from work, she was sick so we had to go dr :-(. but i bought her some balloons and put them up so when she woke up from a nap she had a surprise. she loves balloons. and i bought her a cake and we opened gifts and sand happy bday and she tried to blow out ehr candle
What are some cultural traditions or customs in Hawaii?
Peanut
Im making a brochure for geography over hawaii and i need to know some cultural traditions or customs of Hawaii. Please help me. :(
Answer
1. The customary way to welcome or congratulate someone is to present him or her with a lei, a garland of flowers (or other decorative items) strung together and worn around the neck. One puts the lei over the recipient's head and if the relationship is close, gives the recipient a honihoni or a kiss. Lei are especially appropriate for high school and college graduations, birthdays, etc. Lei are also provided to keynote speakers and dignitaries at public functions (generally anyone with a public title, e.g. politicians, religious leaders, school principals). Children often appreciate candy or money lei. It is considered bad luck to throw a lei away. When the lei is no longer wearable, some people cut the string and cast the individual flowers into the ocean. Others may hang the withering lei somewhere inside or outside the house. A lei is love, and one doesn't throw away love.
2. When visiting a home, it is considered good manners to bring a small gift (for example, a dessert) for one's host.
The offering of food is related to the gift-giving culture. The pidgin phrases "Make Plate" or "Take Plate" are common in gatherings of friends or family that follow a pot-luck type format. It is considered good manners to "make plate", literally making a plate of food from the available spread to take home, or "take plate", literally taking a plate the host of the party (or the aunties running the kitchen) has made of the available spread for easy left-overs. It is gracious to take the plate, or make a small plate, even if you don't intend to eat it. In part, this tradition is related to clean-up, being a good guest by not leaving the mass of left-overs at the party-throwers house and making them alone responsible for clean up. In more recent times, this has also evolved into donating your left-overs to the homeless population, especially if you're having a get-together at a public park or similar location, as it is likely there is a homeless population living nearby as well.
It is considered thoughtful to bring back gifts from a trip for friends and family. Some people use the Japanese name for such gifts, omiyage. Others use the Hawaiian word, "makana". Gifts of special foods unavailable outside the region visited are particularly appropriate.
If someone has given you gift items or has done a service for you (helping with a lu'au, family gatherings) without asking for repayment, it is always wise and of good upbringing to at least give them something in return or offer them money. When it comes to money in particular, people play 'hot potato' and refuse to accept the money. But the main idea is that you at least offer. Many locals don't always like to feel as if they're taking and will always return the favor of giving with giving. When someone outright refuses to accept your donation some locals will make it a personal challenge to make sure this person is repaid by slyly hiding the money in the other person's belongings and making sure they are out of sight as to not be given anything back. In that case, it is best just to keep the form of repayment and be sure to do something special for the person the next time you see them.
1. The customary way to welcome or congratulate someone is to present him or her with a lei, a garland of flowers (or other decorative items) strung together and worn around the neck. One puts the lei over the recipient's head and if the relationship is close, gives the recipient a honihoni or a kiss. Lei are especially appropriate for high school and college graduations, birthdays, etc. Lei are also provided to keynote speakers and dignitaries at public functions (generally anyone with a public title, e.g. politicians, religious leaders, school principals). Children often appreciate candy or money lei. It is considered bad luck to throw a lei away. When the lei is no longer wearable, some people cut the string and cast the individual flowers into the ocean. Others may hang the withering lei somewhere inside or outside the house. A lei is love, and one doesn't throw away love.
2. When visiting a home, it is considered good manners to bring a small gift (for example, a dessert) for one's host.
The offering of food is related to the gift-giving culture. The pidgin phrases "Make Plate" or "Take Plate" are common in gatherings of friends or family that follow a pot-luck type format. It is considered good manners to "make plate", literally making a plate of food from the available spread to take home, or "take plate", literally taking a plate the host of the party (or the aunties running the kitchen) has made of the available spread for easy left-overs. It is gracious to take the plate, or make a small plate, even if you don't intend to eat it. In part, this tradition is related to clean-up, being a good guest by not leaving the mass of left-overs at the party-throwers house and making them alone responsible for clean up. In more recent times, this has also evolved into donating your left-overs to the homeless population, especially if you're having a get-together at a public park or similar location, as it is likely there is a homeless population living nearby as well.
It is considered thoughtful to bring back gifts from a trip for friends and family. Some people use the Japanese name for such gifts, omiyage. Others use the Hawaiian word, "makana". Gifts of special foods unavailable outside the region visited are particularly appropriate.
If someone has given you gift items or has done a service for you (helping with a lu'au, family gatherings) without asking for repayment, it is always wise and of good upbringing to at least give them something in return or offer them money. When it comes to money in particular, people play 'hot potato' and refuse to accept the money. But the main idea is that you at least offer. Many locals don't always like to feel as if they're taking and will always return the favor of giving with giving. When someone outright refuses to accept your donation some locals will make it a personal challenge to make sure this person is repaid by slyly hiding the money in the other person's belongings and making sure they are out of sight as to not be given anything back. In that case, it is best just to keep the form of repayment and be sure to do something special for the person the next time you see them.
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