Kwanzaa

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Name (Hebrew)
קוואנזה
Name (Latin)
Kwanzaa
Name (Arabic)
كوانزا
Other forms of name
Kwanza
See Also From tracing topical name
Harvest festivals United States
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q746851
Library of congress: sh 88000754
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Kwanzaa, a new Afro-American holiday [Filmstrip] 1986.
  • Random House(Kwanza)
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Wikipedia description:

Kwanzaa () is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day. It was created by activist Maulana Karenga based on Karenga's research of African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West, East, and Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966. A 2009 estimate placed the number of Americans who celebrate Kwanzaa between 500,000 and 2,000,000.

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