Guide Note: Kwanzaa
A 7 day festival celebrating the African American people, their culture and their history. It is a time of celebration, community gathering, and reflection. A time of endings and beginnings. Kwanzaa begins on December 26th and continues until New Years Day, January 1st.
Fast Facts:
- Kwanzaa was established in 1966
- Created by Ron Karenga
- Kwanzaa means first fruits in Swahili
[edit] The Seven Principles
- Unity (Umoja)
- Self-Determination (Kujichagulia)
- Collective Work & Responsibility (Ujima)
- Cooperative Economics (Ujamaa)
- Purpose (Nia)
- Creativity (Kuumba)
- Faith (Imani)