Lantern Festival Honolulu 2015
by Craig Wood
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Lantern Festival Honolulu 2015
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Craig Wood
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The largest Memorial Day observance in the country, Lantern Floating Hawaii 2015, is free to the public. Attended by people from all over the world, the ceremony highlights 6,000 lanterns floating on the waters of Ala Moana Beach on O’ahu’s south shore.
The actual ceremony begins at dusk with the sounding of the conch shell to the North, East, South and West. The head priest of the Shinnyo Buddhist community, Her Holiness Shinso Ito, officiates at the non-denominational ceremony. Taiko drums, hula dances and spiritual rituals add to the drama. The head priest performs a ceremonial lighting of the Light of Harmony preceding the mass lighting of the floating lanterns She explains, ”The light of the lanterns we see before us connects us with our loved ones who came before us. The act of floating lanterns symbolizes our intention to put our thoughts into actions. The light of the lantern symbolizes wisdom; water is a symbol of compassion.”
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May 27th, 2015
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Carolyn Rosenberger
Wow! That is impressive! Would love to see it in person! L&F
Craig Wood replied:
After many years this is the first one I attended and yes, very impressive. Thank you Carolyn.
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