The Kwanzaa feast or Karamu (kah-RAH-moo) is held on December 31st. The ceremony allows for cultural expression as well as feasting, and the place where it is held is usually decorated in an African motif in the colors black, green and red. The stages of the festivities include welcoming, remembering, reassessment, recommitment and rejoicing, and end with a farewell statement and call to greater unity (Umoja).
Last updated: June 15, 2004.
