HAPPY KWANZAA A Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture The Principle Imani: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to trust and believe in our people and our parents and our meet all challenges and to make progress.” Faith Theme: Believing in ourselves and our people Today is the seventh and final day of Kwanzaa. Families, friends,...
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HAPPY KWANZAA “A Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture” Nia/Purpose: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to contribute to the morally serious purpose and noble goal, of nation building, i.e. , the quest to recover and restore the African American family, community, and people as a whole” Nia Theme: “Nation Building” Today is the fourth day...
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HAPPY KWANZAA “A Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture” Ujamaa/Cooperative Economic: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to promote and help build and maintain cooperative enterprises and initiatives the services of the family, neighborhood, and the human good.” Ujamaa Theme: “Sharing and Caring” Today is the fourth day of Kwanzaa. Family (and friends) come together to...
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HAPPY KWANZAA A Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture Ujima/Collective Work and Responsibility: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to work together with others to solve our family and community problems together and engage in collective projects that will advance the well-being of the family, neighborhood, and the common good.” Ujima Theme: “Be Watchful over Each...
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HAPPY KWANZAA A Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture The Principle Umoja: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to make every effort to promote and practice harmony and togetherness in the family, community, nation and race, minimizing behaviors and actions which bring about and foster conflict and dissension.” Unity Theme: Togetherness & Harmony Today is the first...
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Preparing in advance for Kwanzaa will certainly maximize your experience in celebrating the Kwanzaa holiday. Thus, the following prompts will help you to gain the greatest value from the Kwanzaa celebration, which begins December 26th and ends January 1. First, obtain or retrieve your “Kwanzaa Set.” The Kwanzaa Set is central and essential to...
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Symbol Seven: Seven Candles/ Mishuuma Saba- “Seven Principles” The Seven Candles represent the life-affirming values of the 7 Principles. Kwanzaa was created to introduce and reinforce these seven values. Each day of Kwanzaa one of the Seven Principles is highlighted and celebrated. Each candle represents one of the seven days and seven principles of...
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Imani/Faith: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to trust and believe in our people and our parents and our meet all challenges and to make progress.” “Faith is the substance and spirit which makes “tired hearts refreshed and dead hopes stir with the nearness of life; faith is the “promise of tomorrow at the close of...
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Kuumba/Creativity: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to the practice of continuous improvement.” Kwanzaa was created to introduce and reinforce the 7 Principles and reinforced the bonds of family and community. The Seven Principles were viewed and still remain the “moral minimum” set of values which African Americans need to strengthen and make more effective families...
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Nia/Purpose: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to contribute to the morally serious purpose and noble goal, of nation building, i.e. , the quest to recover and restore the African American family, community, and people as a whole” Kwanzaa was created to introduce and reinforce the 7 Principles and reinforced the bonds of family and community. ...
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