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The Kwanzaa celebration begins

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The Kwanzaa celebration begins

DAYS OF VACANCE, and KWANZAA BEGINS TODAY. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN HERITAGE CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY, WHICH WAS CREATED IN 1966 BY A PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN STUDIES. FINALLY SEVEN DAYS AND FOCUS ON FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND AFRICAN CULTURE. PEOPLE LIG

The Kwanzaa celebration begins

Kwanzaa begins Thursday. Millions of people of African descent celebrate the week-long holiday, which was created in 1966 by an African studies professor. It runs from December 26th to January 1st and focuses on family, community and African culture. The holiday is defined by Nguzo Saba or the Seven Principles. Each day of the festival is dedicated to a specific principle, marked by the lighting of a new candle on the Kinara – a seven-branched candelabra. The seven principles are: Umoja (Unity): To strive for and maintain unity in the family and community, nation and race. Kujichagulia (Self-determination): To define ourselves, to give ourselves a name, to create for ourselves and for ourselves to speak for ourselves.Ujima (collective work and responsibility): Building and maintaining our community together and solving our community’s problems and solving them together.Ujamaa (cooperative economy): Building and maintaining our own businesses, shops and other enterprises and to benefit from it together.Nia (Purpose): To make our common calling to build and develop our community, to restore our people to their traditional greatness. Kuumba (Creativity): Always doing as much as possible to leave our community more beautiful and useful than we inherited it. Imani (Faith): Believe with all our hearts in our people and the justice and victory of our struggle.

Kwanzaa begins Thursday.

Millions of people of African descent celebrate the week-long holiday, which was created in 1966 by an African studies professor.

It runs from December 26th to January 1st and focuses on family, community and African culture.

The holiday is defined by Nguzo Saba or the Seven Principles. Each day of the festival is dedicated to a specific principle and is marked by the lighting of a new candle on the Kinara – a seven-branched candelabra.

The seven principles are:

  • Umoja (Unity): To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.
  • Kujichagulia (Self-Determination): To define ourselves, give ourselves a name, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.
  • Ujima (joint work and responsibility): Building and maintaining our community together and making the problems of our community our problems and solving them together.
  • Ujamaa (cooperative economy): Build and maintain your own shops, businesses and other businesses and benefit from them together.
  • Nia (Purpose): To make our common calling to build and develop our community, to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
  • Kuumba (Creativity): Always doing as much as possible to leave our community more beautiful and useful than we inherited it.
  • Imani (Faith): Believe with all our hearts in our people and the justice and victory of our struggle.

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