Like many of the winter holidays, food traditions loom large over the vibrant tables of the Kwanzaa feasts. But what food do you eat, and what does it mean?

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 ...

On each day of Kwanzaa, a candle is lit for that day’s principle on a candleholder known as the kinara. Many Christmas songs are bad, but these are the 10 worst Top Christmas movies ranked ...

Every year on December 26, the annual commemoration of African-American culture that is Kwanzaa begins. Observed predominantly in the US and across nations of the African diaspora in the Americas ...

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

Kwanzaa is often associated with corn and other crops. Here are what the other symbols of Kwanza mean: Mkeka: A woven mat made of fabric, raffia or paper. The other symbols are placed on the Mkeka.

7News will have live coverage all day. by GRAHAM LEE BREWER, Associated Press DEC. 26, 2024 - Kwanzaa, the annual celebration of African-American culture, starts on Dec. 26 every year.