Kwanzaa, an African American and Pan African holiday founded in 1966 by California State University professor Dr. Maulana Karenga, celebrates seven central tenets of African and African American culture, according to Karenga’s website – officialkwanzaawebsite.org. It was the first day of Kwanzaa, and a dozen children gathered around to light the seven candles of the kinara, a candleholder, hearing what each flame represented.
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“It’s something we can pass from generation to generation”, Fred Cook, one of the speakers at the museum’s Kwanzaa celebration, said.
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Each day is dedicated to a principle: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.
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“We were so far removed from our cultural values and it’s a way for families to reconnect with our roots”, White said.
Quante Askew, 10, from Paducah, said he had never heard of Kwanzaa before, but is eager to celebrate it now that he has. “We need to be about helping each other, pulling somebody up, praying together, and using whatever means of faith you need to do to make you a better person”.
As the year draws to a close, it’s a time for reflection.
The festival will include live music, a fashion show, community dancing, crafts, a continuous drum circle, exotic foods and a special children’s village and health screening, according to organizers.
“We teach the children that they are African-Americans for sure, but we are African first, and so with being African first, here is what we do”, said Queen Akilah, children’s Kwanzaa chairperson. It’s the official start of Kwanzaa.
“I just encourage everyone to learn more about it”, she said.
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Anna Rumer is a public safety reporter for The Desert Sun.
