Kwanzaa
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1. Kwanzaa - Noun
2. Kwanzaa - Proper noun
Meaning
a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year
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Kwanzaa was conceived, created and introduced to the African community as an audacious act of self-determination.
And young historians can delve into African-American tradition during Let’s Celebrate Kwanzaa, on Dec. 16, which will explore the holiday’s seven principles.
After all, Kwanzaa ended whenever it is that Kwanzaa ends.
Although Mills did not celebrate Kwanzaa growing up, it’s a tradition he’s chosen to observe now that he has his own family.
For people who celebrate both holidays, Kwanzaa is an opportunity to incorporate elements of their particular ethnic heritage into holiday observances and celebrations of Christmas.
Each of the seven days of Kwanzaa is dedicated to one of the following principles, as follows: citation *Umoja (Unity): To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.