Kwanzaa is one of three December holidays that encourage celebration with family and honoring traditions. Here's what to know about it.

December is filled with many seasonal holidays, and rounding out the festive slate is Kwanzaa. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

Families will light a Kinara — a candle holder that holds seven candles — for Kwanzaa (SeventyFour/Getty Images) ...

Kwanzaa celebrations close out the year for many across the United States. Here's when it is celebrated and how it all started.

Kwanzaa 2024: What is it and how is it celebrated? Sabrina Barr December 26, 2024 Families will light a Kinara — a candle holder that holds seven candles — for Kwanzaa (SeventyFour/Getty Images) ...

The second principle of Kwanzaa—represented by the lighting of the first red candle—is Kujichaulia or self determination. It's about the ability to define ourselves.

Culture Celebrating Hanukkah and Kwanzaa is easier than ever this year — as long as you can find the right candles Coinciding holidays beg for a joint Kwanzakkah observance.

How to celebrate Kwanzaa • Light the kinara each night: The seven candles on the kinara — the candle holder — signifies each of the holiday’s principles.