Aloha Friday Picture: Memorial Day Lantern Floating Ceremony

Mahalo to Linda Bewley for sharing this stunning Aloha Friday Photo with us.

Linda’s photograph exhibits a lantern floating ceremony at Ala Moana Beach Park. Every lantern represents a reminiscence of a beloved one who has handed away. 

This annual ceremony normally takes place on Memorial Day, which is the final Monday within the month of Might. This 12 months would be the first 12 months since 2019 that the ceremony is absolutely again and open to the general public.

As you possibly can see from Linda’s photograph, this lantern floating ceremony attracts many individuals to this transferring occasion. This 12 months, as much as 50,000 are anticipated to attend.

Per the organizers, each effort is made to stop the lanterns from floating out to sea. Volunteers gather the lanterns and reuse them the next 12 months.

See this web page for different Memorial Day events on Oahu.