Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Kwanzaa

Using fairly brief text and approximately 25 photographs, this book gives a flavor for the holiday as it is celebrated around the world. It focuses on historical and cultural aspects of the holiday: traditions, food, types of celebration.

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"Celebrate Kwanzaa" continues the spectacular "Holidays Around the World" series by looking at this African-American holiday. Using fairly brief text and approximately 25 fabulous photographs, the book gives a flavor for the holiday as it is celebrated around the world. "Celebrate Kwanzaa" focuses on historical and cultural aspects of the holiday: traditions, food, types of celebration. The extensive back matter includes fun facts; a recipe; a map showing the locations of the photographs in the book; a resource list of books, videos, and Web sites; and, a note from an expert consultant. This note, aimed at parents and teachers, helps put the holiday in a greater cultural and historic context. In "Celebrate Kwanzaa", readers will learn about a holiday that celebrates. African-American culture. Kwanzaa is a seven-day long celebration, and each day is dedicated to one of seven principles: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith. Beautiful images illustrate the concepts and symbols of the holiday. On December 31, the feast of Karamu encourages cultural expression and a celebration of ancestry and unity.
On the last day, Imani, simple, often homemade, gifts are given.