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Cool Kwanzaa Gifts Unique handcrafted Kwanzaa gift ideas and home decor personalized with your choice of art glass, sleek aluminum or gorgeous iridescent colors found exclusively here. Our beautiful gifts are sure to be appreciated by anyone who is celebrates this African American ceremony of traditional family values.
- Unique Gift Ideas for Kwanzaa: Kyle Design offers a unusual collection of gifts - professional business card holders, drinking flasks, stylish pill dispensers, tape measures, cigarette cases, compacts and hip flasks in many sizes and finishes. Decor for the home includes postal stamp holders, holiday ornaments, refrigerator magnets, letter openers or handsome wooden boxes.
- Add Personalization to Your Gifts: Custom select silver or gold, iridescent film or sleek aluminum to create a unique present. Use our Custom Engraved Gift Services to make your celebration gift even more memorable.
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Kwanzaa Facts Here are some basic facts about the history, symbols and traditions of this uniquely African-American celebration. - When is Kwanzaa celebrated? Kwanzaa is a week-long festival that is observed from December 26th to January 1st each year. This year, Kwanzaa begins on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 and ends on Tuesday, January 1, 2008.
- What are the symbols of Kwanzaa? There are seven symbols of Kwanzaa.
- Corn (Muhindi) Corn symbolizes children and the future, and one ear of corn is set out for each child in the family.
- Crops (Mazao) Crops symbolize abundance and traditional African harvest celebrations as well as the rewards of collective labor. Often seen as fruits or vegetables in a Kwanzaa display.
- Mat (Mkeka) The mat symbolizes a foundation for history and traditions.
- Gifts (Zawadi) Gifts are symbolic of the labor and love of parents and always include some type of artwork or an educational item such as a book.
- Unity Cup (Kikombe cha Umoja) Symbolizes family and community unity.
- Seven Candles (Mishumaa Saba) The 7 Kwanzaa candles represent the Seven Principles and selected in red, green and black - the colors of the African Flag.
- Candle Holder (Kinara) The Candle Holder represents one's African ancestors and holds the seven candles that represent the Seven Principles (Nguzo Saba).
- What are the Seven Principles? The Seven Principles, or Nguzo Saba, are Self-Determination, Unity, Collective Work and Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose and Faith.
- When was Kwanzaa first celebrated? Kwanzaa is a festival created by founder Ron Karenga, who first celebrated it from December 26, 1966 to January 1, 1967.
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