My grandparents always said it was bad luck to cut a baby's hair before the 1st birthday, so one custom I've seen is giving the baby his first haircut as part of the birthday celebration.
Africans kept many customs and beliefs from their homelands. These customs and beliefs became the basis of African-American culture.
"Customs" are mostly recent. Kwanzaa, probably the best known, was created in the US in 1966, it has no African parallel, it is entirely an American celebration.
They also shared many customs and viewpoints
A custom is something your family does by habit. One customs is when you put candles on your birthday cake. Also when you get to choose where you want to go to eat on your birthday. Another custom of is when you get to choose the type of birthday cake you get.
Antoinette Broussard has written: 'African-American holiday traditions' -- subject(s): African American cookery, African Americans, Anecdotes, Biography, Entertaining, Holidays, Social life and customs, African American cooking
"Customs" are mostly recent. Kwanzaa, probably the best known, was created in the US in 1966, it has no African parallel, it is entirely an American celebration.
Kibibi Mack-Williams has written: 'Mossi' -- subject(s): Mossi (African people), Juvenile literature, Social life and customs, History 'Food and our history' -- subject(s): Social life and customs, African American cooking, African Americans, Juvenile literature, American Cooking, History
Southern African Customs Union was created in 1910.
Curtis Morrow has written: 'Return of the African-American' -- subject(s): African Americans, Biography, Social life and customs, Travel
Stefanie Scott has written: 'Trippin' out' -- subject(s): Fiction, African Americans, Love, African American youth, Dating (Social customs) 'House party!' -- subject(s): Fiction, African American youth, Dating (Social customs) 'Keeping it real' -- subject(s): Moesha (Television program), African American youth, Dating (Social customs), Fiction 'Lovin' Leo' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Actors and actresses, Biography, Motion picture actors and actresses 'HOUSE PARTY! MOESHA #6 (Moesha , No 6)' 'Everybody say Moesha!' -- subject(s): Moesha (Television program), African American youth, Dating (Social customs), Fiction 'HOLLYWOOD HOOK UP MOESHA 4 (Moesha , No 4)'
it was celebrated because he was a great African American leader.
Donnell Alexander has written: 'Ghetto celebrity' -- subject(s): Absentee fathers, African American fathers, African American young men, African American youth, African Americans, Biography, Childhood and youth, City and town life, Fathers and sons, History, Inner cities, Social life and customs