Kwanzaa Village Youth Expo is a wonderful opportunity to provide youth with a positive and enlightening learning experience during the holiday Season of Kwanzaa.
ACTIVITIES, DEMONSTRATIONS, EXHIBITS, and PERFORMANCES are presented to acknowledge the first fruits of the harvest and help strengthen family life. Kwanzaa Village Youth Expo is a community program designed to educate, involve, and engage students in the embodiment of the Kwanzaa principles.
Kwanzaa is a holiday honoring the culture and traditions of people of African origin. It is celebrated by people from a range of African countries and their descendants, as well as people of all races and cultures all over the world.
The celebration of Kwanzaa is based on the seven principles of:
Umoja (Unity)
Kujichgulia (Self-determination)
Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
Nia (Purpose)
Kuumba (Creativity)
Imani (Faith)
Kwanzaa is a Swahili word that means “first” and signifies the first fruits of the harvest. First fruits are just a taste of what lay in store at the end of the full harvest. Kwanzaa embraces the glory of the first fruits of the harvest.
Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday honoring African culture and traditions. It falls between December 26 and January 1 each year. Maulana Karenga, an African American leader, proposed this observance and it was first celebrated in 1966.
Kwanzaa is a week of celebrations, which ends with a feast and the exchange of gifts. During celebrations, candles are lit and ritual libations are poured as an offering to God. A Kwanzaa ceremony often also includes performances of music and drumming, a reflection on the Pan-African colors of red, green and black and a discussion of some aspect of African history. People often wear brightly colored traditional clothing.
Kwanzaa Village Youth Expo 