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<p><P>It&#146;s Kwanzaa-time! Light the candles on the kinara! Fly the bendera, and tell stories from Africa! The festival of Kwanzaa was originated by Dr. Maulana Karenga to honor the customs and history of African Americans. The seven principles of Kwanzaa, called the Nguzo Saba, serve to remind African Americans of the struggles of the past, and also focus on present-day achievements and goals for the future. Activities at the end of the book include making your own cow-tail switch and baking benne cakes.</p><h3>Kirkus Reviews</h3><p>Washington's first book tells about the seven-day festival that begins on December 26 and celebrates the bounty of the earth (Kwanzaa means first fruits in Swahili) and teaches seven principles or beliefs&#151;one for each day.<P>Background comes in a brief history of Africans before slavery, slavery in America, the secession of the South and the Civil War, the civil rights movement, and the 1966 birth of the holiday. The seven principles teach African and African-American heritage, but they also reflect universal principles that everyone can live by. Bold, realistic illustrations are set off by elegant borders of African fabrics and designs. At the

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Author

Donna L. Washington; Stephen Taylor

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780060248192

Category

children's

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.15 / 5 (19 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14