Is Kwanzaa the Kwaziest holiday?

Answer 1

Yes it is. I can confirm that Kwanzaa is definitely the kwaaaaziest holiday of all!

Answer 2

I'm glad you asked. Kwanzaa (Sometimes misspelled Kwaanza, or Kwaanzaa, although ironically never spelled the way it should be, Quanzuh) is a holiday that so amazingly conveniently starts the day after Christmas. It lasts from December 26 to December 31 and celebrates African-American culture. If it helps in terms of an analogy, Kwanzaa is like a black Hannukah. Idiot.

Meaning of Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa is a holiday celebrating African-American history. Kwanzaa is obviously a ploy for blacks to have another excuse to receive presents from friends and relatives. Ain't nothing wrong with that.

The flag of Kwanzaa, in an effort to celebrate all the diversity of the holiday, contains all the colors of the rainbow, excepting orange, yellow, blue, red-blue, purple, gold, and adding black for good measure. The remaining colors, which I presume are displayed in a flag somewhere and assure you that I actually know and haven't forgotten, are deeply symbolic. The colors of the flag symbolize Kwanzaa.

History of Kwanzaa
Like all religious and pseudo-religious holidays, Kwanzaa is entirely made-up, although Kwanzaa carries the unique distinction of admitting it was entirely made up and moving on without much fanfare. So . . . Let's move on.

Kwanzaa Today

Graph Detailing The Popularity of Kwanzaa (Eyes Added For Dramatic Effect)Kwanzaa's popularity has diminished recently, probably due to the trend that better December holidays are springing up all the time: Festivus, Annual Non-Religious Gift-Giving Day (i.e., Giftmas), Hangover Eve, Chinese Thanksgiving, Death of Autumn Celebration, and The Feast of 1,000 Holidays.

Spike Lee and Hallmark have collaborated in sponsoring Kwanzaa Awareness programs. Hallmark benefiting from the holiday lull between Christmas and Valentines Day, and Spike Lee getting floor seats at the Knicks game from Hallmark (inside a "I heard you helped us whore a holiday" card).

Kwanzaa Symbolism
Much like the menorah for Hannukah, celebrators of Kwanzaa employ a similar candle holder. It appears much like an orange block of wood with 8 black candles. The orange block symbolizes the desert while the 8 black candles symbolize the 8 mighty tribes of Africa. This item is known as the "Kwanzalabra".

Kwanzaa Kuotes
“Happy Holidays, black people! Turn on the Christmas Tree! Light the Hannukah Menorah! Um, uh, activate the, um, Kwanzaa apparatus.”


~ Nat X on Kwanzaa

Answer 3

Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa, (matunda ya kwanza, Swahili for “first fruits”), an African American holiday observed by African communities throughout the world that celebrates family, community, and culture. It is a seven-day holiday that begins December 26 and continues through January 1. Kwanzaa has its roots in the ancient African first-fruit harvest celebrations from which it takes its name. However, its modern history begins in 1966 when it was developed by African American scholar and activist Maulana Karenga.

Kwanzaa is organized around five fundamental activities common to other African first-fruit celebrations: (1) the ingathering of family, friends, and community; (2) reverence for the creator and creation (including thanksgiving and recommitment to respect the environment and heal the world); (3) commemoration of the past (honoring ancestors, learning lessons and emulating achievements of African history); (4) recommitment to the highest cultural ideals of the African community (for example, truth, justice, respect for people and nature, care for the vulnerable, and respect for elders); and (5) celebration of the “Good of Life” (for example, life, struggle, achievement, family, community, and culture).

Kwanzaa is celebrated through rituals, dialogue, narratives, poetry, dancing, singing, drumming and other music, and feasting. A central practice is the lighting of the mishumaa (seven candles) of Kwanzaa. A candle is lit each day for each of the Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles). These principles are umoja (unity); kujichagulia (self-determination); ujima (collective work and responsibility); ujamaa (cooperative economics); nia (purpose); kuumba (creativity); and imani (faith). Kwanzaa ends with a day of assessment on which celebrants raise and answer questions of cultural and moral grounding and consider their worthiness in family, community, and culture.


Contributed By:
Maulana Karenga
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Answer 4

yup