Happy Kwanzaa

Over the past little years. In 1966 lecturer Maulana Karenga of California State campus at Long Beach formed this seven-day celebration of African society, which concludes on January 1st.

Since then it has gained millions of supporters among the African-American community. Kwanzaa is a long holiday famous in the United States devotion African heritage and customs. Kwanzaa consists of seven days of carnival, featuring actions such as candle-lighting and pouring of libations, and culminating in a feast and gift giving.

Kwanzaa Festival

Kwanzaa is a carnival celebrated by the African American communities to remember their traditional ideals. Some people believe this

festival to be a alternate for Christmas, which is a misconception. This festival is the time to celebrate the principles of family, community, responsibility, commerce as well as self enhancement. The word Kwanzaa means "The First Fruit of The produce." This festival has gained a lot of receiving from the people throughout US.

Kwanzaa is an African-American cultural carnival that introduces and establishes values and practices designed to recapture the essence of our African American selves and give our children and their descendants a positive Afro-centric value system for the future.

Families celebrating Kwanzaa decorate their households with item of art, colorful African cloth, especially the wearing of kaftans by women, and fresh fruits that signify African idealism. It is customary to contain children in Kwanzaa ceremonies and to give respect and gratitude to ancestors. Libations are shared, generally with a common chalice, "Kikombe cha Umoja" passed around to all celebrants. Non-African Americans also celebrate Kwanzaa.

Gifts are given mostly to children, but must always contain a book and a heritage symbol. Seven is an important theme of Kwanzaa. There are seven essential signs used in the Kwanzaa ceremony -- one of which consists of seven candles -- and each symbol ties into one or more of the seven guiding principles. The 7 values, in Swahili, are Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity), and Imani (faith).

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