Every year, Kwanzaa is held between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1 and each day a different principle is celebrated by lighting a candle in the Kinara — a seven branched candle holder. Each candle ...

Kwanzaa is celebrated with the daily lighting of candles in a ceremonial candle-holder called a Kinara. Each candle represents one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa, which in Swahili translates ...

THERE WAS DRUMMING AND DANCING, POETRY PERFORMANCES AND A LIGHTING OF THE KINARA. THE PRESIDENT OF THE SORORITY CHAPTER SAYS THE GROUP WANTED TO BRING BACK THEIR KWANZAA CELEBRATIONS. WELL ...

Front and center was a candle holder, called the kinara, which holds seven candles to represent each of the holiday’s principles. Despite Kwanzaa’s similarity to the Jewish celebration of ...

With the rhythms of African drums and the singing of traditional African songs, the stage was set Monday night for the continuous Kwanzaa celebration at the Tyler Public Library. The gathering ...

Each night, a candle on the Kinara is lit. Each candle represents a principle of Kwanzaa using Swahili for unity (Umoja), self-determination (Kujichagulia), collective work and determination ...

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 ...

Sabin CDC was formed in 1991 to address the housing needs of African Americans impacted by gentrification. While the center has celebrated Kwanzaa in the past, this year was its second hosting the ...