Each island's lei is made from a different native flower with its own color & meaning. The lei will fade, but the thoughts expressed will last forever.
From the French Republican Calendar created during the French Revolution. It removed religious, royalist & classical references & honored liberty & secularism. The twelve months were named after natural elements; the days were named for seeds, trees, flowers, fruits, animals & tools common to France & French country living.
The Japanese have 24 mini-seasons called Nijyuushi Sekki marked by celestial events including solstices, equinoxes & ecliptical degrees of the sun. RIKKA, when the sun moves from 45° to 60° along the ecliptic; when the songs of summer begin.
When there's 222 days left in the year, the world recognizes the turtle. An ancient, reverent creature; richly symbolic across cultures and continents. The 'World Turtle' carries the universe in its shell.
Oak Apple Day today is celebrated in parts of England by wearing oak apples and leaves, dressings and decorating trees, churches and homes and engaging in feasting, drinking and general merrymaking.
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