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Hot weather, sandy beaches and indigenous culture has influenced some unusual Hawaiian<\/a> Christmas traditions. Many Hawaiians swap pine trees for palm trees and snowmen for sand men. Locals wear shorts and Hawaiian shirts and eat sticky rice instead of potato. If your ideal white Christmas<\/em> is actually a sandy beach and tropical climate, perhaps you\u2019ll enjoy these seven Hawaiian Christmas traditions that make Aloha State so unique.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1. Before Christmas there was Makahiki<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Prior to Christianity, Hawaiians would celebrate the indigenous tradition of Makahiki. Based on the lunar calendar, the four-month long festival focused on resting and eating to celebrate the earth and the local god, Lono. Now this period is mixed with Christmas but the most important thing has stayed \u2013 food! Hawaiians feast on everything from candy and fruitcake to poke, sashimi and sushi, to traditional standards like turkey.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"Hawaiian<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. Christmas trees arrive by ship<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The tropical island climate isn\u2019t ideal for growing beautiful pine trees but many locals still want a stunning fir tree to hang decorations on. Enter the Christmas tree ship. What was just one per year has turned into a few ships that dock in early December, bringing refrigerated containers with genuine Christmas trees inside.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Hawaiians also like to decorate palm trees with Christmas lights to bring some festive spirit to town.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"Palm<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3. Santa arrives in an outrigger canoe<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Pulled by Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid, Donner and Blitzen\u2026 the dolphins. Yes, it turns out that just like snow, reindeers are a little hard to come by in Hawaii. Locals get creative and send Santa on his way through the Pacific Ocean in an outrigger canoe pulled by dolphins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"Santa<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4. Families feast on K\u0101lua pig<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Families and communities gather in their backyards or at the beach for a festive feast or traditional luau. Christmas for Hawaiians means feasting on a K\u0101lua pig<\/a>. K\u0101lua is a traditional style of cooking that involves an \u201cImu\u201d or underground oven. The pig is buried in the earth with hot rocks and banana leaves. After plenty of time and patience, the pig takes on an incredible texture and flavour that locals believe is worth the wait.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"Traditional<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

5. Carols are sung in Hawaiian<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Hawaiians pull out the ukulele or a guitar and sing their own versions of Christmas carols. Sung in Hawaiian, expect a luau or family feast to turn into a big sing-a-long with hula dancing too. One of our favourites is their version of the 12 Days of Christmas<\/em>. You can discover more Hawaiian Christmas songs here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e9gfccoU9ug<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

6. Deck the trucks with bells of holly<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Hawaiians like to dress up their cars and trucks with thousands of lights and parade them through the streets. People line the footpaths as vehicles pass honking horns and blasting carols. With the warm climate Christmas is a time to be outdoors, making it easy to find parades on any island.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

7. Greet as the locals do<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Forget saying Merry Christmas<\/em> or Happy Holidays<\/em>. Mele Kalikimaka<\/em> is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day. Say this to wish people a wonderful festive season. Apparently Hawaiian dialects didn\u2019t have an \u201cR\u201d or \u201cS\u201d in their speech, so this is the literal equivalent of Merry Christmas<\/em>. Need help pronouncing it? Bing Crosby’s famous Christmas cover<\/a> helped popularise the term.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ob4LT_gUSFQ<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Does your country or state have unusual Christmas traditions? We’d love to hear about them – leave us a comment below!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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