Okay, in Hawaii, there's this thing where you put a flower behind a certain ear and it means something. Like one ear means you're taken and the other means you're single. I used to know, but I totally forgot! Which is it?
2006-08-01 18:07:06 · 5 answers · asked by Cherry M 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Left ear taken, right ear single
2006-08-01 18:09:46 · answer #1 · answered by paoakalani 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Flowers -- Wearing Over Ear
Conflicting answers are found to the question of the symbolism of wearing a flower behind the right ear. According to Volume 8 of Peoples of the Earth, Polynesia and Micronesia, a flower behind the right ear means that the wearer is looking for a sweetheart. However, Alice Coats, in Flowers and Their Histories, mentions that "in the South Sea Islands a red hibiscus flower worn behind the left ear signifies 'I desire a lover'; behind the right ear 'I have a lover' and behind both ears 'I have one lover, but desire another'". Also, an article in National Geographic from October 1962, p.581, states "She wears blooms over the left ear to signify that she is unmarried." A "Dear Abby" column from the September 14, 1989 San Francisco Chronicle, also states: "If a girl wears a flower over her left ear, it means she's uninvolved, approachable. A flower worn over her right ear means she is spoken for, romantically involved, so hands off."
Source: RQ. Spring, 1984, p.270.
Also: "Dear Abby", San Francisco Chronicle, September 14, 1989.
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2006-08-02 01:09:41 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The flower is placed behind your ear on the right side if you are available; the left if you are taken. Removing the flower from the right to left side, is a matter of personal preference, but would have significance only if those in attendance recognize and understand what the gesture means."
"The bride wears the flower on the right side of her head until she is officially married, at which time the flower is moved to the left side of the head. This is a right of passage, much like a graduation/commencement ceremony when the graduation cap tassel is moved from the right side of the cap to the left after receiving owns diploma."
2006-08-02 01:11:11 · answer #3 · answered by canguroargentino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, i dont know
2006-08-02 01:10:57 · answer #4 · answered by raventrick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dno
2006-08-02 01:09:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋