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Celebrating Kwanzaa(宽扎节)
This past summer, I left home without my family for the first time to go to Ghana for two weeks in The Year of Return. The Year of Return is a year
I joined Pittsburgh Public School’s African American Center for advanced Studies Executive committee and was fully
Much like a harvest festival, the holiday was
During the festival, we begin by reading up on the holiday, going through the seven principles
On each day of Kwanzaa, we light one of the seven candles. The candles come in three colors: black, red and green. We start with one black candle for the people. There are three red candles for their struggle and three green candles for their future. Each candle also
Over the seven nights of Kwanzaa, people
For two continuous years, I’ve chosen Ujamaa as my principle of the day. It’s the principle of cooperative economics, and to me it means investing in and supporting black-owned businesses. My main reason for choosing Ujamaa is that it is also the name of the store in the Hill District that gave me the
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Get ready to say good-bye to the old, hello to the new! What’s the occasion? The coming of the New Year.
Many Western cultures measure their days with the solar calendar. Therefore, they
Events and ceremonies vary from country to country. But in each places, New Year celebrations are a big
As the days became longer and as nature
Some cultures have unusual New Year traditions. Italians throw old things out of their windows at midnight,
New Year celebrations also
London, England, hosts an annual New Year’s Day
How will you celebrate the New Year? Think about the