Do You Celebrate Kwanzaa?
Kwanzaa is a seven-day holiday beginning December 26 and ending on New Year’s Day. Dr. Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 as a way for African Americans to celebrate and explore their African heritage. On each of the seven days, a new principal is celebrated and acknowledged, a candle is lit and gifts related to literature and African heritage are exchanged. That’s the basic nuts and bolts of it.
So, what are the seven principles?