Lei Day 2026

Lei Day

Today is May Day, but in Hawaii, where I live, it is also Lei Day. celebrating the lei, or Hawaiian flower necklace.  Today we will look at a guy in the World Naked Bike Ride in Brighton, England in 2018 who wore a lei and not much else.  His lei is made of plastic flowers, not real ones, but I'll excuse him.

At some point he went into the Victoria Fountain in the Old Steine Gardens.

Here he is in the fountain.

Climbing out of the fountain

Dancing with other WNBR participants.

More dancing.

We end with a view of him wearing his lei above the crowd.

Lei Day 2025

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May Day

May Day

May 1, or May Day, is a spring festival in many countries.  In Hawaii, where I live, May 1 is called Lei Day, celebrating Hawaiian culture with a gift of a lei.  Above, a guy who got lei'd.

But the University of St. Andrews in Scotland celebrates May Day in a very different way, with their annual May Day Dip.

The student tradition is to take a dip in the chilly North Sea at dawn on May 1.  Participation supposedly gives you good luck in the upcoming exams.

This guy is showing off on the beach with a back flip.

Not everyone skinny-dips, but some do, like these guys wading out.

A quick dip is enough, because the North Sea is still very cold on May 1.  St. Andrews, Scotland is farther north than Ketchikan, Alaska!

Then it's time to run back to shore.

Or casually wade back, pretending you're not freezing.  Good luck on your exams, guys!