Kwanzaa Candles

Source 1 displays a Indigenous prayer ceremony to prepare for Christmas. The ceremony is influenced by Aboriginal culture such as their connection with the land and the spirits of the First Peoples. For Aborigines “all objects are living and share the same soul and spirit as them”. Spirituality is heavily incorporated into the everyday lives of Aboriginals. Spirituality can be defined as the sense of a connection to something bigger than yourself and involves a search for the meaning of life.

I learned that the Sun Dance was the most important religious ceremony of many tribes in the 19th century and it occurred at the time of the Summer Solstice. It would last from four to eight days starting at sunset and then ending at sunset. I learned that everything they, do even when they start and end, has a reasoning behind it. The significance

Hannukah has much history behind it, since back in time it has represented the “rededication of the holy temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E. (The Origin of Hannukah) It begins on the 25th day of Kinslev on the Hebrew calendar according to Judaism 101. This ritual is also referred to as The Festival of Lights. Each night of the celebration, a candle is lighted on the Menorah, after the sun setsand sacred blessing are recited. The Menorah holds up to nine candles, the ninth one is used to light the other eight earning the name helper. “The story of Hanukkah does not appear in the Torah because the events that inspired the holiday occurred after it was written. It is, however, mentioned in the New Testament, in which Jesus attends a Feast of Dedication.” (The Origin of

The purpose of this research is to identify the uniqueness and diversity of people and practices of the African American culture. Each culture in life has some similarities and some differences. The similarities and differences that are present in a culture is what make the culture what it is. When dealing with a culture, race, ethnicity, of a people or religion it has a history of where it originates and or a heritage that that culture or people can relate to and always go back to, because this is what sets a

Black History Month or African American History Month is celebrated every year to recognize the vital role of African American in the United States History. Black History Month has been honor in February. The main reasons to mark February as a History Month was because the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln who abolished slavery is in February. Also, the birthday of Frederick Douglass, who was a social reformer and abolitionist, is on the week of February. The other reason is an African American gain the right to vote in February. Those ideas make February commemorate African American and American History Month. There are several reasons for the celebration of African American History Month.

This was one of the first major steps that African Americans took towards helping each other make a better life for themselves. These communities however, were not unknown to the public. Many people knew of them and many Americans were not fond of these treacherous acts that they were committing. Being a slave was equivalent to being property, leaving your owner was a series crime and was not handled lightly under the laws of the state and the United States as a whole. Therefore they had to go through many hardships that threatened the success of their established communities. These hardships, as aforementioned resulted in severe punishment, being returned to its owner, or death. Although they knew what the consequences could possibly be, that still did not stop their drive to seek out a better life for themselves, their families, and generations to come. For me, learning about these communities has really helped to open up my eyes on some of the tactics that my ancestors had to use in order to ensure that one day their people would have a better life. This will always stick with me when I am faced with tough decisions, and are aware that there is a better plan in store, to always put my best foot forward and no matter the consequence, fight for what I know is right and what I know I deserve. A maroon community signifies for me the first steps to demanding freedom. The first steps to ensuring brotherhood and sisterhood by any means necessary. Most importantly, it shows that nothing is impossible no matter the odds, because although many of these Africans Americans did not get to live to see the final outcome of their journey, their hard work did not go

Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, his family and Friends. Dr. Karenga, a professor of African-American History at CSU, Long Beach, was effected by the Watts Riots of the summer of 1965. He felt that African-Americans had lost touch with their African heritage. He began to study ways that they could help themselves and each other. Dr. Karenga wanted to unify his people and instill a pride in their joint culture. He felt that there should be a special time of the year set aside to reflect upon and reaffirm the black community. He studied the harvest and "first fruit" celebrations on many African tribes, and although they all celebrated differently there were

In my culture, the unique symbols, reconcile, and celebration was an important aspect of a life changing transition. The Kinaalda is a identity ceremony and shaping into your habitat and cultural heritage. It marked the beginning of Navajo womanhood and honored the scared fertility of

The Native American Religion is based off of nature. Many Native Americans believe in a Great Spirit who powers all aspects of life. This spirit, they believe, makes its presence known through nature; plants and animals. Performing various rituals, ceremonies, and prayers, the Native American people focus most of their worship on important points of the agricultural and hunting seasons. Many of their prayers are offered in song and dance form (Spielvogel) . One very well-known ceremony of the Native American people is the Sun Dance. The Sun Dance is practiced by many tribes, even today, as a prayer for life. It is much like the Native American’s Thanksgiving. Many people may dance to pray for a relative or friend, or to determine their place in the world, but it is their

Perhaps you’re familiar with Kappa’s Ware candlesticks—the ones used at 63 chapter installations, at the 1934 reinstatement of Alpha Chapter, and at 30 Conventions from 1936 to 1998. After 62 years of travel, the sterling-silver treasures were retired to the Fraternity archives in 1998.

Kwanzaa is a holiday that celebrates 7 days of African religion that was made by Dr. Maulana Karenga

Kwanzaa is an African American holiday that is celebrated from December 26 until January 1. Kwanzaa is not affiliated with any religion. Kwanzaa was started to assist African Americans recollect their heritage. Dr. Maulana Karenga founded Kwanzaa in 1966. Dr. Karenga was a professor and chairman of black studies at California State University. Kwanzaa was established in result of the Watts riots. The Watts riot occurred in a predominantly black neighborhood in Los Angeles. Dr. Maulana Karenga developed Kwanzaa to amalgamate African Americans as a community. Kwanzaa is an Swahili word and is borrowed from the phrase “matunda ya kwanza”, which means fresh fruits.

On December 2nd, 2016, Kauai High School Key Club participated in the Lights on Rice Parade. Key Clubbers from Kapaa High School also participated. Around 4:30 PM, club members joined together at their designated spot in line for the parade. Since the parade didn't start until 6:00, our officers called for a Division Council Meeting, in which we discussed plans for future club activities. A little after 6:00, we began our walk. Wearing our Christmas lights, Santa hats, and reindeer antlers, we made our way down Rice Street. We marched side by side singing Christmas songs while passing out candy to the little kids. Although we ran out of candy halfway through the walk, we continued on. Lots of the people watching were very familiar with our

martin Luther king Jr was black and was tired of slavery so he did a really long speech in front of a lot of people about ending slavery and how we should all be equal so then he got shot so every year at school we have a day off to celebrate we also have black history month to thank all of the black people around the world because back in the day white people used black people as slaves and we were very mean to

Holidays are meant to bring people together, celebrating ones that are divisive is wrong. In the United States, Kwanzaa is celebrated by about two percent of its citizens. Kwanzaa is a holiday based on seven African values which are unity, determination, responsibility, cooperative economics, faith, purpose, and creativity. Kwanzaa should not be recognised as a legitimate holiday because the creator, Ron Karenga, originally made the holiday to promote anti-white rhetoric, Ron Karenga is also a convicted felon, although others say anyone can celebrate what they wish.