Mahalo to Linda Bewley for sharing this lovely Aloha Friday Photo with us.
Linda’s picture exhibits a lantern floating ceremony at Ala Moana Beach Park. Every lantern represents a reminiscence of a liked one who has handed away.
This annual ceremony normally takes place on Memorial Day, which is the final Monday within the month of Could. This yr would be the first yr since 2019 that the ceremony is totally again and open to the general public.
As you may see from Linda’s picture, this lantern floating ceremony attracts many individuals to this transferring occasion. This yr, as much as 50,000 are anticipated to attend.
Per the organizers, each effort is made to forestall the lanterns from floating out to sea. Volunteers gather the lanterns and reuse them the next yr.
See this web page for different Memorial Day events on Oahu.
