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I’ve always wanted to celebrate Kwanza
another holiday with the deuce ah ho
happy holidays doesn’t just refer to
Christmas and Hanukkah welcome to
watchmojo.com it were coming down the
top five facts about Kwanzaa
you need seven Kwanzaa candles that
should light up every night but they
best be made of beeswax so you might as
well be why this particular holiday
isn’t actually a religious one but
rather a cultural celebration that
begins on December 26 and runs until
January 1st number five it’s not an
ancient African holiday most people have
heard of Kwanzaa but many haven’t got
the faintest clue what it’s actually
about Kwanzaa tradition encourages
educational gifts so I brought back my
book on mathketball whoa let me see that
like many others including myself you’ve
likely assumed that it’s some ancient
African holiday but we’ve got it all
wrong as the 2016 Kwanzaa is only 50
years old oh no this could be the year
without a Kwanzaa like every year before
1966 surprise it’s also explicitly an
African American holiday not strictly an
African one created by dr. Maulana
Karenga
it celebrates community family culture
and reconnecting with African roots and
that these holidays have not only a way
of bringing people together but speaking
to other aspects of the national
community while it draws inspiration
from African harvest celebrations is
fundamentally an American holiday a
secular celebration unrelated to
religion it isn’t really a substitute
for Christmas either roughly 18 million
African Americans celebrate Kwanzaa and
many of them do it immediately following
their Christmas festivities number four
the candles have a specific meaning nope
that is not a menorah but the
traditional candle holder of Kwanzaa
known as the Canara is admittedly
similar in appearance to the Jewish
Hanukkah menorah
the qunari consists of seven candles
three red one black and three green one
candle is lit on each of the seven days
of Kwanzaa from left to right each
candle represents one of the seven
principles of Kwanzaa and the color of
the candle also gives them another
meaning
in addition to the seven principles the
single black candle represents the
african-american people the red candles
represent the struggle of the people and
the green ones their hope for the future
this trio of colors also known as the
pan-african colours are the colours used
to decorate for Kwanzaa as well
number three it’s an inclusive holiday
why don’t you even think it happy
Kwanzaa Kwanzaa might be a holiday
specifically created for African
Americans but the founder insists that
it is an inclusive holiday one in which
individuals outside of African American
communities should feel welcome to
partake it’s been compared to Cinco
DeMayo and Chinese New Year holidays
stemming from and celebrating a specific
culture but which attract people of all
ethnicities dr. Karenga hopes that it
can transcend all racial divides much
like Saint Patrick’s Day
bringing people together to celebrate
African culture in the same way we do
with Irish traditions the seven
principles of Kwanzaa are important
values from which any person can benefit
and only good can result from more
Americans learning about African
American and African history and culture
first we need an elder to pour a tampico
and say a word or two appraised of a
worthy ancestor so joyous Kwanzaa
everyone now won’t you get on out of
here get get happy Kwanzaa number two it
ends with a feast Kwanzaa is a holiday
with a positive focus it’s all about
community and embracing your heritage
holiday practices involve dancing
storytelling poetry drums community
events and a wide variety of other
fun-filled traditions but as we all know
any major holiday like Christmas
Thanksgiving or Hanukkah
needs a truly epic meal well Kwan’s has
got that covered
it ends with a literal feast on the
seventh and final day of Kwanzaa a feast
called Karamu is held the menu is
diverse and can include any number of
dishes from African Caribbean or even
South American cuisines you never know
what will be served but you can be sure
there’ll be plenty of it
number one seven is the magic number
basic principles that go to make up
Kwanzaa so
the chest down a naps knowledge dropped
applaud you’ve probably picked up on it
but the number seven comes up a lot when
discussing Kwanzaa there are seven days
seven candles and seven principles each
of these days represented by a candle
takes its holiday name from the specific
guiding principle of that day Umoja
means unity Kujichagulia means
self-determination Fujima means together
bujjamma means supporting each other
Neah means purpose
Kumba means creativity Imani means faith
specifically faith in oneself
additionally there are seven symbols
used in Kwanzaa celebrations these seven
candles the candle holder a matte corn a
unity cup and gifts as far as Kwanzaa is
concerned good things come in sevens not
threes so how much did you know about
Kwanzaa I have just two words for you
and are you planning uh partaking in any
ones the celebrations this holiday
season when I kids growing up thinking
holiday is all about buying behind by
there’s more to life than just running
to the toy store for more principled top
tens and not particularly religious top
fives be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com labarbera Fermi’s happy
Kwanzaa
we brought a chocolate cake but now I’m
worried that might be offensive in some
way just sit down
[Music]
I’ve always wanted to celebrate Kwanza
another holiday with the deuce ah ho
happy holidays doesn’t just refer to
Christmas and Hanukkah welcome to
watchmojo.com it were coming down the
top five facts about Kwanzaa
you need seven Kwanzaa candles that
should light up every night but they
best be made of beeswax so you might as
well be why this particular holiday
isn’t actually a religious one but
rather a cultural celebration that
begins on December 26 and runs until
January 1st number five it’s not an
ancient African holiday most people have
heard of Kwanzaa but many haven’t got
the faintest clue what it’s actually
about Kwanzaa tradition encourages
educational gifts so I brought back my
book on mathketball whoa let me see that
like many others including myself you’ve
likely assumed that it’s some ancient
African holiday but we’ve got it all
wrong as the 2016 Kwanzaa is only 50
years old oh no this could be the year
without a Kwanzaa like every year before
1966 surprise it’s also explicitly an
African American holiday not strictly an
African one created by dr. Maulana
Karenga
it celebrates community family culture
and reconnecting with African roots and
that these holidays have not only a way
of bringing people together but speaking
to other aspects of the national
community while it draws inspiration
from African harvest celebrations is
fundamentally an American holiday a
secular celebration unrelated to
religion it isn’t really a substitute
for Christmas either roughly 18 million
African Americans celebrate Kwanzaa and
many of them do it immediately following
their Christmas festivities number four
the candles have a specific meaning nope
that is not a menorah but the
traditional candle holder of Kwanzaa
known as the Canara is admittedly
similar in appearance to the Jewish
Hanukkah menorah
the qunari consists of seven candles
three red one black and three green one
candle is lit on each of the seven days
of Kwanzaa from left to right each
candle represents one of the seven
principles of Kwanzaa and the color of
the candle also gives them another
meaning
in addition to the seven principles the
single black candle represents the
african-american people the red candles
represent the struggle of the people and
the green ones their hope for the future
this trio of colors also known as the
pan-african colours are the colours used
to decorate for Kwanzaa as well
number three it’s an inclusive holiday
why don’t you even think it happy
Kwanzaa Kwanzaa might be a holiday
specifically created for African
Americans but the founder insists that
it is an inclusive holiday one in which
individuals outside of African American
communities should feel welcome to
partake it’s been compared to Cinco
DeMayo and Chinese New Year holidays
stemming from and celebrating a specific
culture but which attract people of all
ethnicities dr. Karenga hopes that it
can transcend all racial divides much
like Saint Patrick’s Day
bringing people together to celebrate
African culture in the same way we do
with Irish traditions the seven
principles of Kwanzaa are important
values from which any person can benefit
and only good can result from more
Americans learning about African
American and African history and culture
first we need an elder to pour a tampico
and say a word or two appraised of a
worthy ancestor so joyous Kwanzaa
everyone now won’t you get on out of
here get get happy Kwanzaa number two it
ends with a feast Kwanzaa is a holiday
with a positive focus it’s all about
community and embracing your heritage
holiday practices involve dancing
storytelling poetry drums community
events and a wide variety of other
fun-filled traditions but as we all know
any major holiday like Christmas
Thanksgiving or Hanukkah
needs a truly epic meal well Kwan’s has
got that covered
it ends with a literal feast on the
seventh and final day of Kwanzaa a feast
called Karamu is held the menu is
diverse and can include any number of
dishes from African Caribbean or even
South American cuisines you never know
what will be served but you can be sure
there’ll be plenty of it
number one seven is the magic number
basic principles that go to make up
Kwanzaa so
the chest down a naps knowledge dropped
applaud you’ve probably picked up on it
but the number seven comes up a lot when
discussing Kwanzaa there are seven days
seven candles and seven principles each
of these days represented by a candle
takes its holiday name from the specific
guiding principle of that day Umoja
means unity Kujichagulia means
self-determination Fujima means together
bujjamma means supporting each other
Neah means purpose
Kumba means creativity Imani means faith
specifically faith in oneself
additionally there are seven symbols
used in Kwanzaa celebrations these seven
candles the candle holder a matte corn a
unity cup and gifts as far as Kwanzaa is
concerned good things come in sevens not
threes so how much did you know about
Kwanzaa I have just two words for you
and are you planning uh partaking in any
ones the celebrations this holiday
season when I kids growing up thinking
holiday is all about buying behind by
there’s more to life than just running
to the toy store for more principled top
tens and not particularly religious top
fives be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com labarbera Fermi’s happy
Kwanzaa
we brought a chocolate cake but now I’m
worried that might be offensive in some
way just sit down
[Music]
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