Prepare a table with an African cloth. Place a mat, called mkeka, down, and place the rest of the Kwanzaa symbols on or alongside it. Place the Kinara (candleholder) on the mat and the Mishumaa ...

Photo: YouTube screenshot Kwanzaa is rich in symbolism. Key symbols include: A mat, which serves as a foundation for the celebration. The unity cup is used for pouring libations. A candlestick ...

Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebrate in African American ... There also are seven symbols of the holiday: fruits, vegetables and nuts; a straw mat; a candleholder; ears of corn; gifts; a communal ...

Kwanzaa, which kicks off today ... From journals to yoga mats to wellness books and beyond, shopping Black-owned brands for your self-care needs is a simple way to infuse some Ujamaa or ...

Christmas, Kwanzaa begins its week-long celebration of African history, values, family, community and culture. Here's what to know.

Blount also shared the items that are needed when celebrating Kwanzaa: the kinara (candle holder), mkeka (mat), muhindi (corn to represent the children), mazao (fruit to represent the harvest ...

"Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African ... our parent people — continental Africans. Mkeka, Mat: This is symbolic of our tradition and history and therefore, the foundation on which ...