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
Marie Curie's Blooming Great Tea Party Matt Milne held a party on the set. Jim Carter, played by Butler Charles Carson said ‘What could be more Downton Abbey than a good British tea party? We rather enjoyed having a break from serving the Earl and Countess of Grantham!’ Marie Curie's Blooming Great Tea Party The Blooming Great Tea Party was started in 2008 by the Marie Curie charity. It's the charity’s second biggest annual fundraising campaign, only beaten by its Great Daffodil Appeal. The Blooming Great Tea Party takes place every year in the spring or summer. Members of the public host a tea party in