{"id":123,"date":"2016-12-21T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbuskwanzaa.com\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2019-06-03T11:45:20","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T15:45:20","slug":"celebrating-kwanzaa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/columbuskwanzaa365.com\/celebrating-kwanzaa\/","title":{"rendered":"CELEBRATING KWANZAA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-a14ea85de35ee7f368f79f56a3959248\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-a14ea85de35ee7f368f79f56a3959248{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/columbuskwanzaa365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kwanzaa-bg.jpg);\nbackground-position:100% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:fixed;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-a14ea85de35ee7f368f79f56a3959248 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-fixed container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-123'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-9279e53c0881184c631b79e21eb47323\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-9279e53c0881184c631b79e21eb47323{\nborder-width:1px;\nborder-style:solid;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-9279e53c0881184c631b79e21eb47323 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/296789101?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-9279e53c0881184c631b79e21eb47323\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-9279e53c0881184c631b79e21eb47323{\nborder-width:1px;\nborder-style:solid;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-9279e53c0881184c631b79e21eb47323 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 30px;\">CELEBRATING KWANZAA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>PROCEDURES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, a central place in the home for the Kwanzaa Set, the symbols of Kwanzaa is chosen. A table is then spread with a beautiful piece of African cloth. Then, the <strong>mkeka (mat)<\/strong> is placed down and all of the other symbols are placed on it or immediately next to it to symbolize our rootedness in our tradition. Next the <strong>Kinara (candle holder)<\/strong> is placed on the mat and the <strong>Mishumaa Saba (seven candles)<\/strong> are placed in the <strong>kinara (candle holder)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRINCIPLES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The colors of Kwanzaa are black, <span style=\"color: #eb0000;\">red<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #037f11;\">green<\/span>; <b>black for the people, red for their struggle, and green for the future and hope that comes from their struggle<\/b>. Therefore there is one black candle, three red and three green candles. These are <b>the mishumaa saba (the seven candles)<\/b> and they represent the seven principles. The black candle represents the first principle <span style=\"color: #037f11;\">Umoja<\/span> (unity) and is placed in the center of the kinara. The red candles represent the principles of <span style=\"color: #037f11;\">Kujichagulia<\/span> (self-determination), Ujamaa (cooperative economics) and <span style=\"color: #037f11;\">Kuumba<\/span> (creativity) and are placed to the left of the black candle. The green candles represent the principles of <span style=\"color: #037f11;\">Ujima<\/span> (collective work and responsibility), <span style=\"color: #037f11;\">Nia<\/span> (purpose) and <span style=\"color: #037f11;\">Imani<\/span> (faith) and are placed to the right of the black candle. The black candle is lit first on the first day of the celebration. And the remaining candles are lit afterwards from left to right on the following days. This procedure is to indicate that the people come first, then the struggle and then the hope that comes from the struggle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SYMBOLS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And then the <b>mazao (crops)<\/b>, and ears of corn are also placed on the <strong>mkeka<\/strong>. At least two ears of corn are placed down on the mat regardless of whether there are children in the immediate family or not for the children of the community belong to all of us and every adult in African tradition is considered an immediate or social parent. Next the <b>kikombe cha umoja (the Unity cup)<\/b> is then placed on the <strong>mkeka (mat)<\/strong>. It is used to pour <strong><span style=\"color: #037f11;\">tambiko<\/span> (libation)<\/strong> to the ancestors in remembrance and honor of those who paved the path down which we walk and who taught us the good, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org\/celeb-tamshi.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Tamshi<\/b><\/a>\u00a0 and the beautiful in life. Then <span style=\"color: #037f11;\">African art objects and books on the life and culture of African people are also placed on or next to the mat<\/span> to symbolize our commitment to heritage and learning.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">SOURCE: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Official Kwanzaa Website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9bJiG-1Z","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbuskwanzaa365.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbuskwanzaa365.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbuskwanzaa365.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbuskwanzaa365.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbuskwanzaa365.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/columbuskwanzaa365.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbuskwanzaa365.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}