{"id":4901,"date":"2023-12-27T23:14:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T23:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/?p=4901"},"modified":"2023-12-28T16:53:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T16:53:04","slug":"happy-kwanzaa-december-26-january-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/happy-kwanzaa-december-26-january-1st\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Kwanzaa! December 26 &#8211; January 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4901\" class=\"elementor elementor-4901\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0aa04a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aa04a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b465397\" data-id=\"b465397\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9147c9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9147c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1st. It is a seven-day, non-religious celebration of family, culture, and community. Each day honors a particular African-derived principle, and the celebration ends in a communal feast called\u00a0<em>Karamu, <\/em>on New Year&#8217;s Day.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h1><strong>What does &#8220;Kwanzaa&#8221; mean?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Kwanzaa derives its name from the Swahili phrase &#8220;matunda ya kwanza&#8221;, meaning &#8220;first fruits&#8221;. It is important to remember that the holiday is meant to symbolize hope and pride, not to replicate an existing holiday.\u00a0 Instead, Kwanzaa borrows from existing traditions to make something altogether new.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h1><strong>How did Kwanzaa come to be?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-founder-300x243.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">It was created by activist Maulana Karenga, based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West and Southeast Africa. After studying different beliefs and practices from Africa&#8217;s 54 countries, Karenga invented a week-long commemoration that blended educative and spiritual elements he thought would be most useful to people of African descent living outside of the continent.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Borrowing from Hannukah, among other mainstream religious holidays, Karenga envisioned a harvest festival that closed the year with gratitude before ushering in hope for a brighter future. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966, and is based on seven principles.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<h1><strong>The Seven Principles\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The holiday is defined by <strong><em>Nguzo Saba<\/em><\/strong>, or the <em><strong>seven principles<\/strong>.<\/em> Each day of the festival is dedicated to a specific principle, marked by lighting a new candle on the <strong><em>kinara<\/em><\/strong>, a seven-branched candelabra.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-candles-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/paragraph_BC5910AF-BBF3-523E-78EF-20846233C087@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Umoja &#8211; December 26th<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4940 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Umoja-300x276.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Umoja-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Umoja-150x138.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Umoja-768x707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Umoja.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #414042;\"><strong>Umoja<\/strong> means <strong>unity<\/strong> in Swahili. Karenga defines this as: &#8220;To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: #414042;\"><strong>On the fir<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: #414042;\"><strong>s<em>t day, th<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: #414042;\"><strong><em>e<\/em> center black candle (Unity candle) is lit. The Unity Candle is lit each first each day.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<h2 data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/paragraph_8CBB4512-FDCA-BAB9-996F-208483433718@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/paragraph_8CBB4512-FDCA-BAB9-996F-208483433718@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/paragraph_8CBB4512-FDCA-BAB9-996F-208483433718@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/paragraph_8CBB4512-FDCA-BAB9-996F-208483433718@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Kujichagulia &#8211; December 27th<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4939\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-day-2-300x276.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-day-2-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-day-2-150x138.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-day-2-768x707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-day-2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #414042;\"><strong>Self-determination. <\/strong>This principle refers to defining, naming, creating and speaking for oneself.\u00a0 It encourages individuals to shape their own destinies.<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the second day, the Unity Candle is lit,<\/span> then the red candle closest to it.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h2><strong style=\"color: #2d2d2d; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville'; font-size: 20px;\">Ujima &#8211; December 28th<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div><strong style=\"color: #2d2d2d; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville'; font-size: 20px;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4947\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Ujima-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Ujima-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Ujima-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Ujima-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Ujima-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Ujima.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #414042;\"><strong>Collective work and responsibility. <\/strong>Karenga writes this is &#8220;to build and maintain our community together and make our brother&#8217;s and sister&#8217;s problems our problems and solve them together.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the third day, the Unity Candle is lit;<\/span> then the red candle lit the day before; <span style=\"color: #008000;\">then the green candle closest to the black Unity Candle is lit.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<h2 data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/paragraph_C405CDAB-C6DF-CC39-62E0-20850662D331@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Ujamaa &#8211; December 29th<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4948\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Ujamaa-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Ujamaa-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Ujamaa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Ujamaa-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Ujamaa-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Ujamaa.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #414042;\"><strong>Cooperative economics.<\/strong> Similar to ujima, this principle refers to uplifting your community economically. &#8220;To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together,&#8221; writes Karenga. <strong>unity<\/strong> in Swahili. <\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the fourth day, light the Unity Candle<\/span> and the two red <span style=\"color: #008000;\">and green candles<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">previously lit, in order; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">t<\/span><\/span>hen light the middle red candle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/paragraph_5C609621-7299-5C1D-2A8B-20853BC994A4@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Nia &#8211; December 30th<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4949\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Nia1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Nia1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Nia1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Nia1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Nia1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #414042;\"><strong>Nia <\/strong>means <strong>purpose. <\/strong>Karenga expands on this principle with &#8220;To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the fifth day, light the Unity Candle and each of the candles lit the previous days, in order;<\/span> then light the middle green candle.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/paragraph_2D032DA5-90DD-D62E-FAB4-2085611AE389@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Kuumba &#8211; December 31st<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4950\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Kuumba-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Kuumba-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Kuumba-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Kuumba-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Kuumba-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Kuumba.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; color: #414042;\"><strong>Creativity.<\/strong> Karenga defines this principle as &#8220;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.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; color: #414042;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the sixth day, light the Unity Candle and each of the candles lit the previous days, in order;<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">then light the remaining red candle on the end. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/paragraph_6A1485D0-73FE-97E4-F2A5-208584F9BBA5@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><b>Imani &#8211; January 1st<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4951\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Imani-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Imani-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Imani-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-Imani.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #414042;\">The final principle translates to<strong> &#8220;faith&#8221;. <\/strong>Karenga defines this as faith in community, writing &#8220;To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.&#8221;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the final day, light the Unity Candle and each of the candles lit the previous days, in order;<\/span> then light the remaining green candle on the end.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\">Kwanzaa<\/span><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\"> is a widely-celebrated, positive, optimistic time of the year to which many look forward. The dinner is one part that many enjoy most of all.\u00a0 Look <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.food.com\/ideas\/traditional-kwanzaa-food-6149#c-563499\">HERE<\/a><\/span> for some creative recipes on traditional foods eaten during\u00a0 Kwanzaa.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4937\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-3-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-3-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-3-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-3.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4938 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-4-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kwanzaa-4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3400 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Fellowship-Fleet-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Fellowship-Fleet-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Fellowship-Fleet-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Fellowship-Fleet-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Fellowship-Fleet-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Fellowship-Fleet.jpg 1239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Let<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Fellowship Fleet Limousine and Bus Company <\/strong><\/span><strong>provide your transportation for your special Kwanzaa celebration. Make a reservation<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/reservations\/\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">HERE<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1st. It is a seven-day, non-religious celebration of family, culture, and community. Each day honors a particular African-derived principle, and the celebration ends in a communal feast called\u00a0Karamu, on New Year&#8217;s Day. What does &#8220;Kwanzaa&#8221; mean? 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