I'm just very curious to know about the culture! Thank you!!!!!!!
2006-12-20 14:34:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Kwaanza is an African American cultural festival, between the day after Christmas and New Years Eve. It was created in the early 1970's by Dr Maulana Karenga, a professor of Black Studies at San Diego State University.
Kwaanza is not widely observed in the African American community, but some Black people follow the holiday.
Most African Americans are Christians, so they observe Christmas.
Some African Americans are Muslim, so they observe Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitra two Islamic festivals that are roughly equivilient to Christmas.
2006-12-20 14:43:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course African American celebrate Christmas. If you believe in Jesus then you will celebrate his birth. As far as Kwanzaa I don't really know about it's origin. I don't really celebrate Christmas because society has turned it into a money making holiday instead of what the true meaning is. I guess old age and the lack of innocence has turned me into Scrooge. Happy holidays.
2006-12-20 14:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by krispykreme335 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its good that youre curious and to be perfectly honest with you my family and no one in my family celebrates it...I dont even know what goes on with/in that. And I doubt any of them do either. I heard on the radio the other day I think it was Dave Ramsey) who said Kwanza was made a long time ago so that blacks had somethign to celebrate instead of x-mas, then he said that he didnt know even ONE black person who celebrated it.... We all celebrate Christmas (we are christians)
2006-12-20 14:44:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
African American is a fashion to perceive RACE. Christian is used to describe some thing or someone to do with a faith. (i'm not yelling; the caps are basically for emphasis.) the actual incontrovertible truth that someone is of a particular race does not recommend they are immediately a particular faith. in the experience that they are Christian, they have a good time Christmas; Muslims do Eid; Jews do Chanukah (not confident of the spellings). besides the indisputable fact that, they'd have a good time a diverse holiday extremely of or besides as that of their personal faith interior the call of custom. for that reason, the common sense of a mundane Christmas.
2016-12-01 00:50:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't celebrate Kwanza, barely celebrate Christmas.
2006-12-20 14:37:48 · answer #5 · answered by Frank R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Only some American black people celebrate Kwanza. It was founded by a radical black activist, and its observance is somewhat spotty.
I don't know of any black families who fail to celebrate Christmas.
2006-12-20 14:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by geek49203 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First, KWANZA is the ONLY thing I know of that is truly "African American" because it originated in America by Blacks. I'm fed up with people using that term. During the O. J. trial, Johnny Cochran asked a racial expert about hair samples. She said they were *******. He said "You mean African American?". She said "we've never changed that. African American does NOT denote race, but a place of origin." There are millions of whites/anglos BORN in Africa who are "Africans", just as ALL races born in America are "Americans" regardless of skin color. This is something all you "politically correct" liberals should think about!!!
2006-12-20 14:58:21 · answer #7 · answered by vexoligist 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have never met a black guy who celebrated Kwanzaa. Seriously.
2006-12-20 14:43:25 · answer #8 · answered by Chase 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In answer to your second question, yes especially if they're Christian or Catholic
2006-12-20 14:38:59 · answer #9 · answered by Butterfly 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋