Christmas in Hawaii in the islands celebrate the Christmas traditions of Hawaii in their own unique ways, which may be religious or plainly secular. Even Santa Claus (Hawaiian: Kanakaloka) himself is not wearing his corporate red and white suit, but has swapped it for flowery Hawaiian clothes. Christmas wreaths are made from the poinsettia plant. The phrase "Mele Kalikimaka" can be translated from Hawaiian to mean "Merry Christmas". It is also a Hawaiian themed Christmas song composed by Robert Alex Anderson in 1949. The phrase is borrowed directly from English, but, since Hawaiian has a different phonological system (in particular, Hawaiian does not
Osmanthus Flowers Blooming Everywhere in August in the early 1960s, prior to his imprisonment during the Cultural Revolution. It was featured in the 1964 musical "The East is Red", and is now regarded as one of the most popular “new” folk songs. Osmanthus Flowers Blooming Everywhere in August Osmanthus Flowers Blooming Everywhere in August (八月桂花遍地开 bāyuè guìhuā biàndì kāi) is a Red Army folk song from Sichuan province, and is among the best-known revolutionary songs from the wartime and Maoist periods in China. The origin of the song is based on the tune "Eight Pieces of Brocade" (八段锦 bā duàn jĭn) from the Dabie Mountains. The