Learning about Kwanzaa

Hello and happy new year to all of you!

As I promised you before the holidays, here is your work for  Monday, January 7th.
You will find all the necessary  websites in the  column entitled  "links" ( on your right!) : just click on the good one!

Step 1: watch the video and try to answer these questions: who? what? where? when?

Step 2: read and  answer the following questions.

        a. When is Kwanzaa?
        b. When was  Kwanzaa created?
        c. Who invented Kwanzaa?
        d. What are the symbols of Kwanzaa?
        e.  What does the word "Kwanzaa" mean?

Step 3: Find a black and white picture of a kinara and stick it in your copybook!

Have fun and see you on Monday!

Comments

[Vincent ENGELS]

Step 2:

a)Kwanzaa is celebrated on December 26 on the first of January

b and c)The holiday of Kwanzaa was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966

d)GREEN : The land of Africa; hope
BLACK : Color of the African race
RED : Blood shed by African ancestors

e)Kwanzaa is a word from the Swahili language, which means "first fruits"


Good bye , see you at tomorow

[Marina]

Step 1:
Who? There are a girl with her parents.
Where? They are at home.
When? The scene takes place from December 26th to January 1st.
What? They celebrate Kwanzaa.They sing, dance and play african drums. They drink in the same cup. The girl blows the candles of kinara.

Step 2:
a. Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26th to January 1st.
b. Kwanzaa was created in 1966.
c. Dr Maulana Karenga invented Kwanzaa.
d. The symbols of Kwanzaa are the mat, the candleholder, the seven candles, the unity cup, the crops, corn and gifts.
e.Kwanzaa means first fruit.

[vincent WAGNER]

step 1 : Some blacks peoples are participate to Kwenzaa.
step 2 : kwenza is behind christmas and new year (7 days).Kwenzaa was created in 1966 by Dr.MAULANA KARENGA.Its symbols are 3 red candles,3 green candles and a black candles.Kwenzaa signified the blacks identity and liberty.

[Camille]

1) There are the african american.
The scene takes place in USA.
They celebreate Kwanzaa.
It is celebrated for seven days: December 26 - January 1.

2) a. Kwanzaa is December 26 - January 1.
b&c. Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga.
d. There are seven symbols. The symbols of Kwanzaa are
- Mkeka - the mat
- Kinara - the candleholder
- Mishumaa Saba - the seven candles
- Kikombe cha Umoja - the unity cup
- Mazao - the crops
- Muhindi - corn
- Zawadi - gifts.
e. The name Kwanzaa is derived from the phrase "matunda ya Kwenza" which means "first fruits".

[DASSING Julien]

Step 1: Kwanzaa is a non-religious African American Holiday witch celebrates black identity and community and preserves African culture.It is located in United States and appears in the sixties because it was the time of a great social communited people.

Step 2: a)Kwanzaa is celebrated for seven days : December 26-January 1.
b)It was created in 1966.
c)Kwanzaa was invented by Dr Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach.
d)The symbols of Kwanzaa are Mazao(fruits, nuts and vegetables), Mkeka(place Mat), Vibunzi(ear of corn), Mishumaa Saba(the seven Candles), Kinara(the Candleholder), Kikombe Cha Umoja(the Unity Cup), Zawadi(Gifts).
e)The name Kwanzaa is derived from the sentence " Matunda ya Kwanzaa " which means " first fruits " in Swahili.