A Samoan Greeting

Polynesian cultures are very ceremonial! One traditional greeting is the placing a garland of flowers around a person's neck. This symbolizes welcome and love, an idea that pervades the polynesian ideal. Samoans, and polynesians in general do wear leis daily. Some are extravagant, others are very simple, consisting of seeds or greenery. 

This is a picture of a traditional samoan lei, and also a huge floral arrangement made from both local flowers and domesticated American traditional carnations and mums.