Celebrating Kwanzza

Over the next few weeks  Othella ® will be explaining the meaning and celebration of Kwanzaa 

Greetings
The greetings during Kwanzaa are in Swahili. Swahili is a Pan-African language and is chosen to reflect commitment to the whole of Africa and African culture rather than to a specific ethnic or national group or culture. The greetings are to reinforce awareness of and commitment to the Seven Principles. It is: "Habari gani" and the answer to the greetings  is the principles for each of the days of Kwanzaa, i.e., "Umoja", on the first day, "Kujichagulia", on the second day and so on. 


Gifts  

 

 

Gifts are given mainly to children, but must always include a book and a heritage symbol. The book is to emphasize the African value and tradition of learning stressed since ancient Egypt, and the heritage symbol to reaffirm and reinforce the African commitment to tradition and history. 

 

 

 

Colours and decorations

 

 

The colours of Kwanzaa are black, red and green and can be utilized in decorations for Kwanzaa. Also decorations should include traditional African items, i.e., African baskets, cloth patterns, art objects, harvest symbols, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source:http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org