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oh texas

does not get any better than that.

2006-12-22 07:56:11 · answer #1 · answered by J.C. 4 · 0 1

It is not an African holiday, but an American holiday. Check out Wikipedia. The people who celebrate Kwanza are called people who celebrate Kwanza. You can be any religion or any race.

2006-12-22 15:54:54 · answer #2 · answered by sgeorges13 3 · 0 0

You call them people ! Who celebrate a diffrent holiday. There is no name for people who celebrate a diffrent holiday then the pagean christmas.

2006-12-22 15:57:30 · answer #3 · answered by Alexis221 4 · 0 0

Kwanzaa is Swahili for, "First Fruits of Harvest" It was first instituted in 1966. Kwanzaa was not intended to be a substitute for Christmas, but a celebration and affirmation for African-Americans. A review of all the major holiday would show that not one of them, "related to the growth and development or essence of Black Americans".

Kwanzaa is a uniquely African-American holiday that affirms family, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement.

From HolidayOrigins.com:

The focus of Kwanzaa is centered around the seven principles with particular emphasis on the unity of Black families. It is a time for gathering of our families, and for a rededication to manifesting the principles of Kwanzaa (Nguzo Saba) as a way of life for Black Americans. These seven principles are:

Umoja (unity-pronounced OO-MO-JAH) to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.
Kujichagulia (self-determination-pronounced KOO-GEE-CHA-GOO-LEE-YAH) to define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.
Ujima (collective work and responsibility-pronounced OO-GEE-MAH) to build and maintain our community together and make our sister's and brother's problems our problems and to solve them together.
Ujamaa (cooperative economics-pronounced OO-JAH-MAH) to build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses together.
Nia (purpose-pronounced NEE-YAH) to make our collective vocation the building of our community to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
Kuumba (creativity-pronounced KOO-OOM-BAH) to do as much as we can to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
Imani (faith-pronounced EE-MAH-NEE) to believe with our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

2006-12-22 16:09:40 · answer #4 · answered by ModernMerlin 5 · 0 0

that's an african holiday so I assume african americans

2006-12-22 15:52:41 · answer #5 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0 0

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