Kwanzaa is an annual celebration from December 26 to January 1 that acknowledges the struggles of the past while celebrating the joys of today and the future. The seven-day holiday was created in ...

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

Kwanzaa is an African American, and pan-African seven-day cultural festival celebrated every December 26 to January 1. Like most festivals, Kwanzaa incorporates music as an essential element of ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – The first day of Kwanzaa has officially begun, kicking off a seven-day celebration of the African American culture and history. Kwanzaa always begins on Dec. 26 and is ...

Each of the seven days of Kwanzaa is dedicated to a principle, which gives each day a specific meaning and purpose on which to focus. The seven principles are unity, self-determination ...

Kwanzaa, which kicks off today ... of Africana studies and a key figure in the Black Power movement. The seven-day celebration of Black culture also promotes seven specific principles: Umoja ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Lowcountry wrapped up seven days of celebrating Kwanzaa on Wednesday, joining millions worldwide in reflecting on the continuous significance of African heritage.

“They each represent a principle of Kwanzaa,” Turner said. Early in the program, England explained the celebration of the seven-day holiday includes lighting seven candles on a seven-branch ...

Each day they light a candle to highlight one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa and to breathe meaning into the principles with various activities, such as reciting the sayings or writings of ...

On each day of Kwanzaa, a candle is lit for that day’s principle on a candleholder known as the kinara. Kwanzaa has seven basic symbols and two supplemental ones, according to the Official ...