{"product_id":"kwanzaa-l-a-amber-9798554285929","title":"Kwanzaa: 7 Principles, Celebration, Decorations, Traditions and Symbols: A Kwanzaa Book for Kids","description":"Instant Best Seller in Kwanzaa Book for Kids Award-winning author L. A. Amber \u003cb\u003eKwanzaa: 7 Principles, Celebration, Decorations, Traditions and Symbols \u003c\/b\u003ewill teach your kids all about the celebrations, practices and traditions.\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful rhyming and fully illustrated book will inspire your family and especially your kids how to celebrate Kwanzaa. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaulana Karenga created Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture held from December 26 to January 1, culminating in gift-giving and a feast of faith called Karamu Ya Imani. It was first celebrated in 1966. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning \"first fruits of the harvest\". Kwanzaa celebrates the seven principles of Kwanzaa, or Nguzo Saba. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUmoja (Unity): Maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKujichagulia (Self-Determination): Define and name ourselves, as well as to create and speak for ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUjima (Collective Work and Responsibility): Build and maintain our community together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUjamaa (Cooperative economics): Build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNia (Purpose): Make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKuumba (Creativity): Do always as much as we can in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImani (Faith): Believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKwanzaa celebratory symbols include a mat (Mkeka) on which other symbols are placed: a Kinara (candle holder for seven candlesticks), Mishumaa Saba (seven candles), mazao (crops), Mahindi (corn), a Kikombe cha Umoja (unity cup) for commemorating and giving shukrani (thanks) to African Ancestors, and Zawadi (gifts). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. a. Amber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8554285921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798554285929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.11d","brand":"L. a. Amber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049394696447,"sku":"9798554285929","price":14.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_326934b3-8672-4087-9787-5bc7d1978ea9.jpg?v=1685001332","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kwanzaa-l-a-amber-9798554285929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}