A candlestick holder (mishumaa saba) that holds seven candles, each representing one of Kwanzaa’s principles. Ears of corn, symbolize fertility and the children in the community. The Kwanzaa ...

Carol Richardson, cultural affairs manager for the city of Gainesville’s Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs department, said the Kwanzaa celebration was the third time the museum hosted it, and ...

Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration ... and the future they embody is often represented symbolically by corn. “The intention is that it’s 365 (days a year),” Bell said.

"Kwanzaa is rooted in African tradition ... Other items on the table included Muhindi — corn, symbolic of children and the future — and Mkeka, a woven mat upon which the candles and other ...

Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration ... and the future they embody is often represented symbolically by corn.“The intention is that it’s 365 (days a year),” Bell said.

Kwanzaa has grown in popularity in the decades ... and the future they embody is often represented symbolically by corn. “The intention is that it’s 365 (days a year),” Bell said.

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 has grown in popularity in the decades since its founding ... This concept of children and the future they embody is often represented symbolically by corn. “The intention is that it’s 365 ...

Kwanzaa has grown in popularity in the decades ... and the future they embody is often represented symbolically by corn. “The intention is that it’s 365 (days a year),” Bell said.

Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebrate in African American ... a candleholder; ears of corn; gifts; a communal cup, signifying unity; and seven candles in the African colors of red, green, and black ...

Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration ... and the future they embody is often represented symbolically by corn. “The intention is that it’s 365 (days a year),” Bell said.