Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday celebrated primarily in the United States, honoring African heritage,
The oficial Kwanzaa web site is below in related links.
The word is related to Swahili "kwanza" meaning "first".
first fruits
cCLARIFICATION: The word was made up in 1966 by Maulana Karenga as the name for a festival for African-Americans. It is not Swahili and both the word and the holiday are recognized by very few people in East Africa, the home of the Swahili language. But is a variation on a Swahili word, and possibly a portmanteau word combining kwanza and kuzaa.
Kwanza (KWAH-nzah), accent on the first sylllable, is the ordinal number for one, first. If kwanzaa were a Swahili word, it would be pronounced kwah-NZAH-ah). All but a few Swahili words are accented on the penultimate syllable (kwanzaa has three syllables to a Swahili speaker: kwa-nza-a).
Kuzaa is the Swahili verb for to bear, to give birth to, of people, animals, plants, etc.
First fruits in Swahili is mazao ya kwanza (referring to the harvest). Matunda ya kwanza, given as a translation of "first fruits" by Wikipedia, is restricted to fruits such as apples, Oranges, etc. Mazao covers all foods grown and harvested, as well as the offspring of domestic animals.
what does the word mean collective work and responsibilityin terms of Kwanzaa
Purpose
i mean what is the subject in , In swahili kwanzaa means " first fruit of the harvest?
in fact you mean Kwanzaa and its spelled right on my answer
first fruits of the harvest
Kwanzaa.
My cousin celebrates Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa begins December 26
the correct way to say Kwanzaa in spanish is "Kwanzaa"...
kwanzaa and thanksgiving have similar foods
Kwanzaa was founded in 1966 by Donny
For Kwanzaa, kinara is the word for menorah.