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It’s Kwanzaa-time! Light the candles on the kinara! Fly the bendera, and tell stories from Africa! The festival of Kwanzaa was originated by Dr. Maulana Karenga to honor the customs and history of African Americans. The seven principles of Kwanzaa, called the Nguzo Saba, serve to remind African Americans of the struggles of the past, and also focus on present-day achievements and goals for the future. Activities at the end of the book include making your own cow-tail switch and baking benne cakes.
The Story Behind Kwanzaa by Melissa Raé Shofner Pdf
Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival that begins on December 26th and is celebrated until the first of January each year. It celebrates African American culture as well as family and community. Families gather to eat delicious foods, exchange gifts, and honor their heritage and traditions. Using age-appropriate language, this book explores Kwanzaa's roots and the social significance of its founding. Colorful images allow readers to visualize the celebration and make connections with the text. Each day of the holiday focuses on one of seven principles that readers will be able to appreciate in their own life, even if their family doesn't celebrate Kwanzaa.
Seven Spools of Thread by Angela Shelf Medearis Pdf
Seven brothers put aside their differences, learn to get along, and embody the Nguzo Saba--the seven principles of Kwanzaa--when given the task to make gold from seven spools of thread. Includes instructions for making a belt. Illustrations.
The Best Kwanzaa Ever: Story, Crafts and Puzzles by E.Townsend Pdf
Kwanzaa is an African-American holiday which celebrates African-American culture and unity. Kara's first Kwanzaa is spent with her friend Jade. The two of them make a Kwanzaa mat, a kinara, and a drum. The story includes many fun crafts and puzzles for your kids. This makes a great Kwanzaa or Christmas gift. Celebrate diversity and multiculturalism.
A Story of Kwanzaa by Brian Edwards,Ms Dee Chandler,Sandra Cunningham Pdf
A Story of Kwanzaa & Festival Guide is a fictional story about how the festival of Kwanzaa began. Set in ancient Africa, the story introduces Mama and Baba Kwanzaa, literally mother and father Kwanzaa to the reader. These individuals are the two main characters of the story who become icons of Kwanzaa as Father Christmas, St Nicholas or Santa Claus is to Christmas. The book also offers a comprehensive and detailed guide to how the Kwanzaa Festival is celebrated and commemorated.
The Children's Book of Kwanzaa by Dolores Johnson Pdf
STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY Each year on December 26, the African American holiday of Kwanzaa begins. What is the purpose of Kwanzaa? How did it get its start? Dolores Johnson's easy-to-follow guide gives detailed descriptions of Kwanzaa's principles and symbols. This comprehensive resource also includes recipes and craft and gift ideas, as well as suggestions to help young readers and their families create their own special Kwanzaa celebration.
Instant Best Seller in Kwanzaa Book for Kids Award-winning author L. A. Amber Kwanzaa: 7 Principles, Celebration, Decorations, Traditions and Symbols will teach your kids all about the celebrations, practices and traditions. This beautiful rhyming and fully illustrated book will inspire your family and especially your kids how to celebrate Kwanzaa. Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture held from December 26 to January 1, culminating in gift-giving and a feast of faith called Karamu Ya Imani. It was first celebrated in 1966. The name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning "first fruits of the harvest". Kwanzaa celebrates the seven principles of Kwanzaa, or Nguzo Saba. Umoja (Unity): Maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. Kujichagulia (Self-Determination): Define and name ourselves, as well as to create and speak for ourselves. Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility): Build and maintain our community together. Ujamaa (Cooperative economics): Build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses. Nia (Purpose): Make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness. Kuumba (Creativity): Do always as much as we can in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it. Imani (Faith): Believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle. Kwanzaa celebratory symbols include a mat (Mkeka) on which other symbols are placed: a Kinara (candle holder for seven candlesticks), Mishumaa Saba (seven candles), mazao (crops), Mahindi (corn), a Kikombe cha Umoja (unity cup) for commemorating and giving shukrani (thanks) to African Ancestors, and Zawadi (gifts).
First observed in 1966, Kwanzaa is the weeklong celebration of African traditions in American culture. Readers will be introduced to the black power movement of the last century and understand that this holiday was created to connect African Americans with their heritage. This informative resource includes colorful photos, an easy-to-follow recipe for Botswanan stew and instructions on how to make and play the mancala counting game.
Kwanzaa is an important holiday that celebrates African heritage and African-American culture. Readers will learn that African Americans celebrate this holiday with gift giving, lighting Kinara candles each day, a big feast, and much more. Complete with simple text and colorful photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
Kwanzaa Gets an A by Steven Christopher Thedford Pdf
Kwanzaa Gets An A tells the story about how the name of the holiday came into existence using a griot, an African Storyteller. In other words, as the griot tells the story of Kwanzaa Gets an A, the children will respond Ashe (ah-Shay), which is a West African word that means to bring about change.
