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A Karamu Ya Imani (Feast of Faith) is a feast typically on December 31, the sixth day of the Kwanzaa period. The Karamu feast was developed in Chicago during a 1971 citywide movement of Pan-African organizations. Hannibal Afrik of Shule ya Watoto proposed it as a community-wide promotional and educational campaign.
These seven principles are called Nguzo Saba, otherwise known as the “seven principles of African Heritage”.. These principles are Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima ...
"May Kwanzaa bring you prosperity, unity and faith." 9. "Wishing you a principled Kwanzaa." 10. "May your Kwanzaa be blessed with hope, peace and abundance." 11. "May the unity cup be ever full ...
During Kwanzaa’s seven days, take time as a family to reflect on each daily principle – unity, self-determination, collective work, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
Kwanzaa (December 26 to January 1, every year) is a non-secular (i.e., not a replacement for Christmas) holiday celebrated by Black Americans, as well as Afro-Caribbeans and others of African ...
Karenga, center, with wife Tiamoyo at left, celebrating Kwanzaa at the Rochester Institute of Technology on December 12, 2003. Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 [19] to be the first pan-African holiday. Karenga said his goal was to "give Blacks an alternative to the existing holiday and give Blacks an opportunity to celebrate themselves and their ...
During the week-long celebration of Kwanzaa, seven candles are placed in the kinara—three red on the left, three green on the right, and a single black candle in the center. The word kinara is a Swahili word that means candle holder. The seven candles represent the Seven Principles (or Nguzo Saba) of Kwanzaa. Red, green, and black are the ...
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