Okay peeps. So, does any one know anything about Kwanzaa? I personally don't, so I took the liberty of looking it up on Wikipedia.
Kwanzaa is on the 26th, so I'm a little late with the article. Whatev.
Anyway, Kwanzaa is an American holiday that lasts for seven days. This holiday is fairly new, as it was just created in 1996. Although it is American it is traditionally celebrated specifically by African-Americans. Kwanzaa is actually kind of like Hanukkah in that you light candles and everyone receives gifts, not just the children. However, for this holiday you light only seven candles. Three of them are red, three green, and one black. These are called kinara candles. Each candle represents a principle.
The seven principles are:
Umoja (Unity)
Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)
Ujima (Collective work and Responsibility)
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
Nia (Purpose)
Kuumba (Creativity)
Imani (Faith)
Just a little note: if you take one 'A' off of Kwanzaa and Wiki it, you will end up on an article about Angolan currency. Funny,huh?
All credit goes to Wikipedia.
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