kwanzaa

Today (Wednesday) marks the first day of the week-long observance of Kwanzaa, a cultural holiday within the African-American community.

Dr Karenga liked the characteristics of the African festivals so much that he used them to write the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa was established in 1966, during the height of the Civil Rights and Black Freedom movements, by activist and scholar Maulana Karenga.

Be Sensitive to Traditions: Find out whether your business greeting card recipients observe Christmas, Hanukah, or Kwanzaa.

and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

This way , people who celebrate kwanzaa can enjoy the spirit of the holidays without all the commercial activities of Christmas .

Tonight is the first night of Kwanzaa, and Shantelle is spending the holiday with her family.

and of course the traditional Kwanzaa feast!

Since Kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy.

Roughly, 35 percent of the candle business is seasonal, surrounding the Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa holidays.

Kwanzaa also has seven basic symbols which represent values and concepts reflective of African culture.

On the last day of Kwanzaa , family and friends gather to enjoy a large meal and to celebrate the new year.

HOLLIE JONES: "Four years looking back, we've had some students will do Hanukkah, some Kwanzaa, some Christmas. "

Kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy.

Immediately afterwards, there is cultural preparation for Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa.

African Americans have a long history and a rich culture , but Kwanzaa is a young holiday .

Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African America .

Jewish people celebrate the holiday of Hanukkah. And some black Americans observe another holiday, Kwanzaa.

It is a very special event as it is the one Kwanzaa event that brings us closer to our African roots.

Families light a candle for each day of the Kwanzaa holiday.

Please write a description of Kwanzaa or another festival and then I will show your compositions on the screen if possible.

Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African Ameiricans.

Colors of ancestors heard but not seen. May the strength of history live through you at Kwanzaa.

Would you bake goodies, decorate, light the menorah or the Kwanzaa candles?

The dates were chosen so that Kwanzaa begins the day after Christmas Day and ends on New Year's Day.

The dates were chosen so that Kwanzaa begins one day after Christmas and ends on New Year's Day.

The people who created Kwanzaa used the word for "first fruit" in Swahili,

The Spring Festival, Christmas, Ramadan, Kwanzaa