tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17197706593378715342024-03-05T00:40:40.255-08:00Kwanzaa SimplifiedA simple explanation of Kwanzaa its meaning and symbols.SWAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15958570544792695728noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719770659337871534.post-81045298409876142502017-01-01T06:45:00.001-08:002017-01-01T06:46:46.161-08:00Happy Kwanzaa - Day 7 - Faith<br />
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To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers and our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.<br />
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Having Faith in all you do, Giving thanks, praying, even mediatating can be seen as having faith. When you believe in yourself and those around you, your are using the principle of Imani.</div>
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<i>Finally, in our world and time when words of hope and change evaporate into business as usual, when peace is postponed for war, social programs put on hold, bankers bailed out and the poor erased from the agenda, Imani (Faith) offers a shield against despair, cynicism and paralyzing disappointment. Faith calls us to believe in the good we seek to create, to work for it, and to live it in our daily lives. Indeed, only in this way will we be able to repair and renew ourselves in the process and practice of repairing, rebuilding and renewing the world.”</i><em>“In the spirit of the steadfast faith of our ancestors, let us meditate on and give ever-deeper meaning in actual practice to this Kwanzaa wish of good and prayerful request of our ancestors: May we speak truth and do justice everywhere. May we always evaluate rightfully and not act in disregard of the sacred and the people. May we enter praised and leave loved everywhere we go. May our speech be wholesome and without blame or injury to others. May we reject evil and embrace joy. May we live a lifetime of peace. And may we pass in peace having done Maat and brought good in the world.”-</em>Dr. Maulana Karanga<br />
Read More - <a href="https://elev8.hellobeautiful.com/657832/day-7-celebration-of-kwanzaa-imani-faith-3/">https://elev8.hellobeautiful.com/657832/day-7-celebration-of-kwanzaa-imani-faith-3/</a></div>
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To do always as much as we can , in the way that we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.<br />
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When you are being creative and using innovative ways, you are using Kuumba. Drawing, dancing, acting shows creativity. Being inventive, and finding ways to do different tasks is also being creative.<br />
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Today is the six day of Kwanzaa. Families, friends, and communities come together on this day assess, reassess, celebrate and recommit themselves to bettering the lives of their families, communities, and indeed the world. The story of <strong>Lewis Latimer</strong> is marvelous example of the creativity principle. Latimer was a collaborative partner with Alexander Bell, Hiram Maxim and Thomas Edison. Bell invention of the telephone was incomplete and made possible with the drafting and drawing of the patent by Latimer. Thomas Edison invention of the light blub was inefficient, cost prohibitive, and ineffectual. Thus, it was left up to Latimer to improve upon the technology that was before him and invent the first carbon filament light bulb by combing previous manufacturing techniques with several new materials. Latimer’s light bulb was cost effective and long lasting, allowing families and businesses to live by lights. Thus, Latimer embodies the creativity principle and is a model to emulate<br />
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During the morning, afternoon, or evening, family (and friends) gathers around the “Kwanzaa Set” to light the red candle, share memories and stories of how they have contributed to bettering their family, school, faith-based institution, community; poetry, song, or historical accomplishments may be cited to reinforce and make reference to the defining elements of the creativity principle; and families discuss and evaluate commitments and practices around the creativity principle, and make commitments around the creativity principle for 2016.<br />
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/<a href="http://thesource.com/2015/12/31/happy-kwanzaa-day-6-kuumbacreativity/">http://thesource.com/2015/12/31/happy-kwanzaa-day-6-kuumbacreativity/</a><br /><br />
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To make our collective vocation the building and development of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness<br />
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We all have a purpose. Have you thought of yours? Your purpose may be to help others or to provide a particular service. It may be to build, to entertain or to teach. You may have a gift that can benefit yourself, your family and others. Those gifts can change future generations. Tap into your purpose. Let your light shine.<br />
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Find Your Purpose By Ann Payne</div>
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Creating our own shops and businesses and supporting one another. We should pool our monies and resources together to help support one another so we can benefit from them together.</div>
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Kwanzaa was created by Dr Maulana Karenga in 1966 as an African American, Pan - African Holiday that celebrates family, culture and community.<br />
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The celebration is held over 7 days - Dec 26 - Jan.1, and has 7 principles. Each principle has a very specific meaning that is meant to unify bonds, motivate, uplift and inspire people of African decent through out the diaspora . It solidifies core values and belief systems that introduce and reinforce African values thru the seven principles called <b>The Nguzo Saba</b>.<br />
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On each day of Kwanzaa, you greet each other with "Habari Gani ?" which means " Whats the news?" The expected response is the principle of the day.<br />
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Nguzo Saba - Seven Principles</h3>
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Principle 1</h4>
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Umoja - Unity </h3>
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To strive for and maintain unity in the community, nation and race.</div>
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Kujichagulia - Self Determination</h3>
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To define ourselves, name ourselves. create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.</div>
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To build and maintain our community together and our brothers and sisters problems our problems and solve them together.</div>
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Ujamaa - Cooperative economics</h3>
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To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together.</div>
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Nia - Purpose</h3>
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To make our collective vocation the building and development of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness</div>
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Kuumba - Creativity</h3>
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To do always as much as we can , in the way that we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.</div>
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To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers and our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.</div>
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A <b>Kinara </b> or candle holder is used to hold 7 candles ( called<b> Mishumaa Saba</b>). Each candle represents one of the 7 principles. One black candle is placed in the middle, and 3 red on the left and 3 green on the right. The first candle lit is the black candle in the middle and then each night the candles are lit from the middle then left ( red) to right (green) Each night you add another candle to the lighting as the principle and its meaning is read.<br />
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Under the kinara a mat or <b>Mkeka</b> is used. The <b>mkeka </b>symbolizes foundation where all things are laid. Corn on the cob or <b>Muhindi</b> is placed to symbolize the children .If there is 1 child in the home 1 muhindi is placed, if there are 2 children you place 2 muhindi. <br />
There is also a unity cup called the <b>Makeka cha Umoja</b> that everyone sips from in a display of Unity. It is also used to pour libations to the ancestors to give thanks for them paving the way.<br />
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A <b>Bandera</b> is a Red black and green flag that symbolizes African Liberation.<br />
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<b>Mazao</b> are the crops and symbols that are symbolic of the harvest celebrations and of the productivity of working together.<br />
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On day 6 Kuumba, there is a celebration or a <b>Karamu</b> where friends and family come together for a festivity of food, music, song and dance There is an exchange of gifts.. <b>Zawadi.</b> These Zawadi are usually creative home made gifts. Families and friends unite and give thanks with 7 <b>Harambees</b> Pronounced( Ha- ram - Bay). Harambee means Pull together. Hands are joined in a circle and thrown up in unison as exclamations of Harambee are said 7 times A long stretched out Harambeeeeee is said on the 7th one.<br />
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The principles of Kwanzaa are ones that should not just be used during the Kwanzaa season but everyday. It can be such a great resource to teach children values growing up.</div>
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Here is great Cd with Kwanzaa songs entitled</div>
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