What you should know about the history of Kwanzaa, and the traditions, symbols, and rituals that form the meaningful holiday.

Kwanzaa is a celebration of African and African American culture. The annual week-long December holiday will be here before you know it, so it's the perfect time to get to know the history and ...

During the holiday, families and communities organize around what are known as the seven principles, or Nguzo Saba. The seven ...

Kwanzaa is a 7-day non-faith-based observation to honor and appreciate African-American heritage through focusing on seven ...

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The week-long event features a free opening ceremony on Dec. 26 and encourages community members to support Black-owned ...

Since Kwanzaa is a pan-African and African-American holiday, some people incorrectly assume it originated in Africa. In actuality, it has American roots—though people in Africa celebrate it today as ...

Observed annually between December 26 and Jan. 1, Kwanzaa draws from several African harvest festivals and blends elements of continental African culture, African American history and traditional ...

Kwanzaa is a relatively modern holiday that began just over 50 years ago. Since then, Kwanzaa has grown in popularity and has been commemorated with postage stamp designs and mentioned by several ...

Kwanzaa, which honors African American and Pan-African culture and traditions, is celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, The seven-night celebration stretches across millions of homes and communities ...

Christmas was Wednesday. Hanukkah started Wednesday night, On Thursday, Dec. 26, Kwanzaa began. "Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday that celebrates history, values, family, ...