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Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii
Several sources account for its origins, among which is the tale of women in the South who visited a cemetery to decorate the graves of Confederate soldiers after the Civil War. Disturbed by the sight of the neglected graves of Union soldiers, they offered flowers on their graves as well. In recent years, the custom has grown to decorate the graves of all departed loved ones in addition to honoring all who died in battle.
When the founder of Shinnyo-en visited Hawaiʻi in 1970, he paid respect at Punchbowl and the Arizona Memorial. Profoundly moved by this experience, he was inspired with the wish to hold a lantern floating where people could share their hopes for peace. His successor, Her Holiness Shinso Ito, further inspired by the tale of the Southern women, carried out his wish in the form of Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi on Memorial Day, 1999.
If you wish to personally receive and float a lantern during the ceremony, Individual Lanterns will be distributed first-come, first-served at the Lantern Request Tent at Ala Moana Beach on Monday, May 27th, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. or until all the lanterns are gone.
No advanced reservations will be taken.
Those wishing to have remembrances placed on a lantern and floated on their behalf by volunteers from the canoes during the ceremony are invited to submit messages for the Collective Remembrance Lanterns in person or online at https://lanternfloatinghawaii.com/remembrances/
Event Links
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2447619-0
