Jesus with Lei's Hawaii
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Jesus with Lei's Hawaii
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
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Outside the Catholic Church in Pahoa, Hawaii,is a statue of Jesus which the Hawaiians decorate with a lei as a sign of love, honor and respect and gives the master a distinctive Hawaiian flavor."Lei is a garland or wreath. More loosely defined, a lei is any series of objects strung together with the intent to be worn. The most popular concept of a lei in Hawaiian culture is a wreath of flowers presented upon arriving or leaving as a symbol of affection. This concept was popularized through tourism between the Hawaiian Islands and the continental United States in the 19th and 20th centuries".
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October 30th, 2014
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