How to Host the Kwanzaa Feast (Karamu)
Celebrate the closing of Kwanzaa with your family and friends by hosting karamu, a special feast traditionally held on December 31. Plan your karamu menu at least a week or two in advance. Include traditional African dishes as well as their ... [... more]
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My First Kwanzaa Book
 Very well: It was About Kwanzaa. The Seven candles and the kinara, mishumaa saba, and lots of cool stuff. I celebrate Kwanzaa every year. "Community": The book provides an excellent introduction to Kwanzaa that parents could use to increase [... more]
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My First Kwanzaa
A noted author and illustrator kicks off a new series of picture books for the very young with this title that introduces the holiday Kwanzaa in a warm and lively fashion. [... more]
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Kwanzaa Main Dishes
View the Cajun-Flavored Catfish recipe View the Festive Kwanzaa Slaw recipe For a colorful presentation of these healthful fillets, serve them atop Festive Kwanzaa Slaw or other coleslaw. With a can of salmon in the cupboard, you can fix these ... [... more]
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Kwanzaa Side Dishes
Mouth-watering accompaniments to traditional Kwanzaa dishes. Jollof Rice is a festive one-pot dish served with a variety of ingredients throughout West Africa. It is believed to have originated with the Wolof tribe of Gambia. Canned black-eyed ... [... more]
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Kwanzaa Counting Game
Preschoolers can play with the colors and numbers of Kwanzaa. Play our counting game with the colors of Kwanzaa. This is an easy craft for ages 3 to 5 and a great game for traveling, too. Take your red permanent marker and dot on one side of ... [... more]
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Kwanzaa Fruit Broom
During Kwanzaa, fruits are often placed in a basket on the table to symbolize a prosperous harvest. Spread the bounty throughout your home with this quick project. Arrange the artificial fruit pieces on the front of the broom. Glue the fruit in ... [... more]
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Kwanzaa History & Traditions
Why do African-Americans celebrate Kwanzaa? Does it replace Christmas? What does the celebration involve? You've come to the right place for answers to these questions and more. Kwanzaa, a relatively new observance in December, dates back just 34 ... [... more]
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How to Make Mafe for Kwanzaa
Mafe is a peanut butter stew that is made throughout West Africa. It uses available fresh vegetables, such as cabbage, eggplant and okra. It is also served a part of many Kwanzaa feasts, which celebrates the bounty of the first fruits of the ... [... more]
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Seven Days Of Kwanzaa
My First Kwanzaa Book: The semi abstract illustrations produce familiar images for families that celebrate Kwanzaa. The books essentially tells a story of a Kwanzaa celebration using the song a partridge and a pear tree as its basis. The recurring theme [... more]
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Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story
Unity at Kwanzaa Time: A great book to share and explain Kwanzaa values. I am participating in a library program and this tales of selfishness and unity from an African folklore is a wonderful way to explain the principle of Umoja. The illustrations are [... more]
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The Gifts of Kwanzaa
Amazon.com Review: "Habari gani? What news?" Synthia Saint James presents the language and origins of Kwanzaa with enticing writing and bold pictures that honor the people and colors of Africa. In her concise introduction, she explains that & [... more]
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