Lei Day very thin and even more fragile. This specific lei is often called the "Royal lei" because in the past it was worn by high chieftains. Lei Day is a celebration of Hawaiian culture, or the aloha spirit. People commonly celebrate by giving gifts of leis to one another. Schools also put on plays and elect a Lei Day court of Kings and Queens to represent the different islands. Each island has its own symbol that is composed of a color and a flower. Hawaii (the big island) is red, Maui is pink, Oahu is yellow, Molokai is green, Lanai is
Snow Moon Flowers to be hanged together. Artists liked to combine it with three women, three well known landscapes (moon always with reflecting water) etc. "Snow, moon and flowers" appear also as decoration on boxes, backside of traditional mirrors etc. Snow Moon Flowers Snow, Moon and Flowers (雪月花, "setsu-getsu-ka" or "setsu gekka"), a topic in art and design borrowed from old China, was quite popular in the late Edo period. This threefold theme (in Japan, flowers mean always "cherry blossoms") is held together in several ways. Most obviously it refers to the seasons of the year: snow = winter, moon = autumn and