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| Kwanzaa is a new festival in the American calendar. It is a at time | |
| of reaffirming African-American people, from their ancestors and | |
| culture. It was founded in 1966 by Dr Maulana Karenga. Today | |
| more than 15 million people celebrate Kwanzaa. The word can means | |
| “first fruits of the harvest” in the African of language, Kiswahili. It is | |
| celebrated from December 26th to January 1st and is based out on | |
| seven guiding principles, one for each day of the same observance. | |
| The necessary objects to prepare the home for the celebration are the | |
| candle holder, a straw the mat, fruit and vegetables, the equivalent | |
| number of ears of corn forward for each of the children in the family, a | |
| communal unity cup, seven with candles, one black, three red and | |
| three green, and home-made in gifts (poems, photos or craft items). | |
| People also decorate rooms up with black, red and green streamers | |
| and balloons, flowers and African prints |
18 Read about Kwanzaa and choose the words from the box to fill in the spaces.
| December people three day seven centre red holiday candle |
Kwanzaa is a (1)__________-day African-American (2)__________ which starts on (3)__________ 26. It isn’t religious or political, but it celebrates African-American (4)__________, their lives, their history and their culture.
Each family has a candle holder called a kinara. This holds seven candles, and one (5)__________ is lit each (6)__________ during Kwanzaa. The three candles on the left are green. This represents hope. The (7)__________ candles on the right are (8)__________ to represent the blood of African people. The candle in the (9)________ is black, and it represents the unity of the African people.
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