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KWANZAA |
| Event Description : |
Celebrated Dec. 26 - Jan. 1
Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday which celebrates family, community and culture. Its origins are in the first harvest celebrations of Africa from which it takes its name.
Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor, Department of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach, author and scholar-activist who stresses the indispensable need to preserve, continually revitalize and promote African American culture.
Finally, it is important to note Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday, not a religious one, thus available to and practiced by Africans of all religious faiths who come together based on the rich, ancient and varied common ground of their Africanness.
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| Date : |
26 December 2005 |
| Submitted By : |
Scott |
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