What the hell is......................?

Question

KWANZAA???????

missnikid: No its not to do with bull-fighting.
Look at the category header. DOH!!

Answer 1

DEFINITION OF KWANZAA Kwanzaa is a unique African American celebration with focus on the traditional African values of family, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement. Kwanzaa is neither political nor religious and despite some misconceptions, is not a substitute for Christmas. It is simply a time of reaffirming African-American people, their ancestors and culture. Kwanzaa, which means "first fruits of the harvest" in the African language Kiswahili, has gained tremendous acceptance. Since its founding in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa has come to be observed by more than18 million people worldwide, as reported by the New York Times. When establishing Kwanzaa in 1966, Dr. Karenga included an additional "a" to the end of the spelling to reflect the difference between the African American celebration (kwanzaa) and the Motherland spelling (kwanza).
Kwanzaa is based on the Nguzo Saba (seven guiding principles), one for each day of the observance, and is celebrated from December 26th to January 1st.

Answer 2

Kwanzaa is a unique African American celebration with focus on the traditional African values of family, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement. Kwanzaa is neither political nor religious and despite some misconceptions, is not a substitute for Christmas. It is simply a time of reaffirming African-American people, their ancestors and culture. Kwanzaa, which means "first fruits of the harvest" in the African language Kiswahili, has gained tremendous acceptance. Since its founding in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa has come to be observed by more than18 million people worldwide, as reported by the New York Times. When establishing Kwanzaa in 1966, Dr. Karenga included an additional "a" to the end of the spelling to reflect the difference between the African American celebration (kwanzaa) and the Motherland spelling (kwanza).

Answer 3

Kwanzaa (or Kwaanza) is a week-long secular holiday honoring African-American heritage, observed from December 26 to January 1 each year, almost exclusively by African-Americans in the United States of America.

Kwanzaa consists of seven days of celebration, featuring activities such as candle-lighting and pouring of libations, and culminating in a feast and gift-giving. It was founded by controversial black nationalist Ron Karenga, and first celebrated from December 26, 1966, to January 1, 1967. Karenga calls Kwanzaa the African American branch of "first fruits" celebrations of classical African cultures.

Answer 4

kwanzaa is a 7 day celebration after Christmas. Hope this helps

Answer 5

It is an African American holiday starting 12/26 that supports the eight virtues of cultural achievement and acceptance.

It was established in the 1960's to encourage the cultural empowerment and rituals of the holiday season for Americans with African heritage.

It closely resembles Hanukkah with the colored candles and special foods/ gifts per day.

Answer 6

There is heaven before you all,the place know by as the sea of glass,holy and pure is that place.Holy and pure you are to be in spirit to become a part,a holy part living with God.For when that time comes you are born ,really born an angel joining up in becoming a holy part of THE FAMILY of GOD in a kingdom that is an everlasting kingdom without any end and yes God is the light of the world thereof.What is hell,facing the second death,the death of your true being,your spirit within,why for being unholy,you belong with all that are wicked ending up left behind on the earth turning a star.

Answer 7

a holiday (7 days long) to celebrate african american heritage (named after the kwanzaa river).

i will be burned at the stake for saying it was founded by a black nationalist (whose motives indicate separatism to me, but it could just be a matter of african american pride.)

i will be pounded into mush for saying christmastime was the selected period b.c that's when the bloods were wreaking the most havoc.

i will be given a million thumbs down for saying i don't celebrate it.

i'm all for those who dig it though.

celebrate responsibly.

Answer 8

Check out the following website:

www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org

Answer 9

Kwanzaa (or Kwaanza) is a week-long secular holiday honoring African-American heritage, observed from December 26 to January 1 each year, almost exclusively by African-Americans in the United States of America.

Kwanzaa consists of seven days of celebration, featuring activities such as candle-lighting and pouring of libations, and culminating in a feast and gift-giving. It was founded by controversial black nationalist Ron Karenga, and first celebrated from December 26, 1966, to January 1, 1967. Karenga calls Kwanzaa the African American branch of "first fruits" celebrations of classical African cultures.

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Principles of Kwanzaa
Umoja (Unity) To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.
Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.
Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) To build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together.
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together.
Nia (Purpose) To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
Kuumba (Creativity) To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
Imani (Faith) To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

Popularity
It is unclear how many people celebrate the holiday. According to a marketing survey conducted by the National Retail Foundation in 2004, Kwanzaa is celebrated by 1.6% of all Americans[11], or about 4.7 million. In a 2003 interview Karenga asserted that 28 million people celebrate Kwanzaa.

In President George W. Bush's 2004 Presidential Message: Kwanzaa 2004, as in several previous messages, he said that during Kwanzaa, "millions of African Americans and people of African descent gather to celebrate their heritage and ancestry."

Answer 10

which category was that in then? bet it was with bullfighting wasnt it!!n nutters