What does the word kwanzaa?

Answer 1

Celebrates African Traditions -Apex

Answer 2

A African holiday celebrated around Christmas time.

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Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration of African heritage. It is observed from December 26 to January 1 each year. It was created by Ron Karenga and was first celebrated from December 26, 1966, to January 1, 1967. It was created to allow African descended folks to have a holiday of their own free of other cultures' input.

um I know a hispanic girl who celebrates it........so i guess it's for any people of ethnic background? idk

Answer 3

Kwanzaa is not a Swahili word. When the holiday was created in the 1960s by Maulana Karenga, an American, he apparently constructed the word from the Swahili kwanza (first) and kuzaa, to bear or produce (as in crops or giving birth). In its article on Kerenga, Wikipedia says, ". . . the name is derived from the name for the Swahili first fruit celebration, 'matunda ya kwanza.' " This is all incorrect. First, there is no specifically Swahili first-fruits festival, although there may be such celebrations in various tribes of East Africa. Second, if there were, it would be Mazao ya Kwanza. not matunda, which refers only to fruits such as bananas, apples, mangoes, etc. The word for agricultural products is mazao, which covers grains, vegetables, fruit, and all agricultural products. The fruits of the harvest, in Swahili, are mazao.The word kwanzaa is known to few Swahili-speakers, and many of them have some connection to America or American studies. If it were Swahili, the accent would be on -zaa: kwa-NZAA (or, literally, kwa-NZA-a). The accent in all but a few Swahili words is on the penultimate syllable, and since every syllable ends with a vowel, the word Kwanzaa has three syllables: kwa-nza-a. But the final two a's are elided to form a single, drawn-out sound.

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Kwanzaa is an African- American tradition that was celebrated after the civil war ended. It is mostly celebrated by Africans. Happy Kwanzaa, everyone!

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Kwanza is a unit of currency used in Angola. For more about the holiday "Kwanzaa" see the WikiAnswers question "What is Kwanzaa?".