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Mazao
The Crops |
Symbolic of
African harvest celebrations, rewards of
productive and collective labor. |
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Mkeka
The Mat |
Symbolic of our
tradition and history, the foundation on
which we build. |
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Kinara
The Candle Holder |
Symbolic of
our roots -- continental Africans. |
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Muhindi
The Corn |
Symbolic of our children and our future embody
in them. |
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Mishumaa Saba
The Seven Candles |
Symbolic of the Nguzo Saba, the Seven Principles, the matrix and
minimum set of values which African people are urged to live by in order to
rescue and reconstruct their lives in their own image and according to their own
needs. |
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Kikombe cha Umoja
The Unity Cup |
Symbolic of the foundational principle and
practice of unity which makes
all else possible. |
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Zawadi
The Gifts |
These are symbolic of the labor and love of parents and the commitments made and
kept by the children. |
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The two supplemental symbols
are: |
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Bendera
The Flag |
The colors of
the Kwanzaa flag are the colors of the Organization Us, black, red and
green; black for the people, red for their struggle, and green for the
future and hope that comes from their struggle.
The colors were given by the Hon. Marcus Garvey as national colors for
African people throughout the world |
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Nguzo Saba Poster
Poster of The Seven
Principles |
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