KWANZA
KWANZAA
KWANSAA
AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN
CELEBRATION
PRINCIPLES
DIFINITIONS
LINKS
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SECTION 1
SEVEN
PRINCIPLES
OF KWANZAA
1. UMOJA
UMOJA (UNITY)to strive for and maintain unity
in the family, community, nation and race.
2. KUJICHAGULIA
Kujichagulia (self-determination) to define
ourselves, name ourselves, create for
ourselves and speak for ourselves.
3. UJIMA
Ujima (collective work and responsibility)
to build and maintain our community
together and make our sister's and
brother's problems our problems and
to solve them together.
4. UJAMAA
Ujamaa (cooperative economics) to build
and maintain our own stores, shops,
and other businesses together.
5. NIA
Nia (purpose) to make our collective
vocation the building of our community
to restore our people to their
traditional greatness.
6. KUUMBA
Kuumba (creativity) to do as much as we
can to leave our community more beautiful
and beneficial than we inherited it.
7. IMANI
Imani (faith) to believe with our hearts in
our people, our parents, our teachers, our
leaders and the righteousness and victory
of our struggle.
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SECTION 2
DEFINITIONS:
HARAMBEE
Let us all work together
KARAMU
The feast
KIKOMBE CHA UMOJA
Unity cup
KINARA
Candle holder
MAZAO
Fruits, nuts, vegetables
MKEKA
Mat, usually straw
MISHUMAA SABA
seven candles
NGUZO SABA
Seven principles
TAMBIKO
Libation from the Unity Cup
UMOJA
Unity, the black center candle
VIBUNZI
Ear of corn
ZAWADI
Gifts
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SECTION 3
KWANZAA
LINKS
AFRICAN AMERICANS
http://www.africanamericans.com/
AFRIQUE PUBLICATIONS
http://www.afriqueonline.com/
THE AFROCENTRIC EXPERIENCE
http://www.swagga.com/
ENCHANTED LEARNING
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/
HOLIDAYS ON THE NET
http://www.holidays.net/
THE INTERNATIONAL KWANZAA EXCHANGE (TEE-KAH)
http://www.tike.com/
ITS KWANZAA TIME
http://www.itskwanzaatime.com/
KWANZAA LAND
http://www.kwanzaaland.com/
THE OFFICIAL KWANZAA WEB SITE
http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/
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