congerjan says Dec 22, 2009 07:37PM singing Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas songs getting ready for concert tomorrow.
megogadi says Dec 22, 2009 09:34PM my husband speaks Swahili and Kwanzaa means 'first' and he has no idea that a holiday for Kwanzaa exhists
JerryB says Dec 22, 2009 10:12PM It is a purely concocted holiday. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
techiethomas says Dec 23, 2009 12:58AM Kwanzaa is originally from the USA. It is celebrated to recognize the African heritage.
congerjan says Dec 23, 2009 01:20AM Kwanzaa was created by Ron Karenga (sp?) a professor at Temple University in Philadelphia. Books say the holiday started in 1966 but I
congerjan says Dec 23, 2009 01:21AM remember hearing about it as early as 1964 when Karenga was doing his research
congerjan says Dec 23, 2009 01:21AM I heard Kwanzaa means "first fruits". It is purely African-American.
