Ok- does anyone here actually celebrate Kwanzaa?

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I'm just asking because as a teacher, I am teaching my students about all of the holidays this season: Ramadan, Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa. None of my students have ever heard of Kwanzaa and their parents don't celebrate it. Does anyone here celebrate it? If anyone here does, do they actually have a Kinara and observe the seven days? What do they do to celebrate it?
 
For answers to all of lifes questions.... BLUE'S CLUES :)

there is an episode that explains all about christmas Hannuka, and Kwanzaa. This may not be the best of ways to teach kids... but them watching the video will give you some peace for 30 mins :D
 
lilminx said:
I'm just asking because as a teacher, I am teaching my students about all of the holidays this season: Ramadan, Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa. None of my students have ever heard of Kwanzaa and their parents don't celebrate it. Does anyone here celebrate it? If anyone here does, do they actually have a Kinara and observe the seven days? What do they do to celebrate it?

Everything I've learned and taught about Kwanzaa has been from the books I've bought to read to the kids about it. I've been teaching about Kwanzaa for the past three years and have yet to have a student who actually celebrates the holiday.

Where did you get your info about Ramadan? I've been looking for some age-appropriate books about the holiday and can't find any.
 
Where I live, the minority population is .00005%

Hell, some of these 'ol boys still ain't ever heard of Kwanza, which they would guess to be another jap car, and think Ramadan is a chain of fancy hotels for big city folk.
 
Hummm...............

Well, I'm not going to celebrate it if you going to be that way about it!

Put it to music:

La la la laaa, la la la laaa, hey hey hey Kwanzaa. La la la laa, la la laa, hey hey hey Kwanzaa. You know I love you. I really really love youuu......

Come on every buddy sing it with me!

La la la laa, la la la laa, hey hey hey Kwnzee...... I'm getting into the spirit of it now. How about you? :D :D :D

Jaded1, CT
 
lilminx

I got a nice kwanza right here for you, sweetie.

:D
 
My wife and her staff celebrate Kwanza....

Along with every other ethnic holiday. It's part of her job to understand different cultures. And sampling the holidays helps grow that understanding.

blue
 
what the fuck is Kwanza it sounds like a japanesse moterbike???:confused: :confused:
 
I think Kwanzaa is an attempt to put forth a "black thing" into mainstreem society under the guise of a religious holiday.

I am not doubting the authentisity of Kwanzaa, but if anyone who is black, and claims to be Christian, Muslim, Jewish or any other religion is "adding" another holiday because they want one for reasons which are more racial than religious, well, I think the appropriate thing to call that person is a Hypocrate and an Idiot.

If it is actualy part of their religion, great!!

I hope they have a wonderful and fulfilling holiday season,and that Christmass, hanukah and any other holidays around this time don't annoy them to much with the insane amout of singing on the radio.

If they just want a holiday for being Black, I was not aware that being Black was a religion. I thought it was a race. I was not aware that being black entitled you to have X religion that other people celebrate, then switch gods and celebrate at the altar of another for the reasons of race, politics and to shove it in everyone else's face.

I hope I am not offending people by saying Black instead of African-American. My reason for using the Short form is 3 fold.

#1 - You are an American, or you are not. Stop having devided loyalties.

#2 - Its ok to call me by the color of my skin, but not for me to do the same? Yeah, fine. I'm "white" cause I tan a lot easier than you do.

#3 - I am not going to Type "African-American" 50 times in a post. I'm too lazy.

Happy holidays, and I want a H&K G3 under my tree, with a shoulder sling wrapped around a playboy bunny!!!!
 
Re: Re: Ok- does anyone here actually celebrate Kwanzaa?

morninggirl5 said:


Where did you get your info about Ramadan? I've been looking for some age-appropriate books about the holiday and can't find any.
Well, one of our teacher's aides is Muslom, so I don't really know much about it but I have her talk to the kids about it.
For those of you who don't know what Kwanzaa is, here's a link:
http://www.melanet.com/kwanzaa/whatis.html#whatis

BTW, Asskicking geek, Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday. I don't know what you're talknig about when you refer to people who celebrate it as a racial thing as "hypocrites".
 
I'm sorry, but that's how I perceive it. Another attempt at segregation.
 
If you think Kwanzaa is a horrible idea, then you'd better not be one of the people who wears green on St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patty's is also not a religious holiday, but a celebration of ethnic heritage. I don't hear anyone bitching about it, either.

Get used to Kwanzaa, and get over yourself.
 
As a matter of fact,

I do not wear green on St. Patties day, nor do I go out and get stinking drunk.

I do not celebrate Easter, nor do I give great weight to Christmas.

I don't do Chanika or Hanika, whatever,

nor do I do the Wikkan thing.

Now Elvis's BDay....
 
RisiaSkye said:
If you think Kwanzaa is a horrible idea, then you'd better not be one of the people who wears green on St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patty's is also not a religious holiday, but a celebration of ethnic heritage. I don't hear anyone bitching about it, either.

Get used to Kwanzaa, and get over yourself.

Way to go, couldn['t have said it better, all haritiges should be respected.
 
Re: As a matter of fact,

SINthysist said:
I do not wear green on St. Patties day, nor do I go out and get stinking drunk.

My above post was meant in general, and not directed at you, SIN. So, don't take it personally. Good for you that you're consistent, I guess.
 
Kwanzaa

L--

Yes, I know people who observe kwanzaa. I have a kinara and bought my youngest a book on the ethnic holiday. We do not celebrate it.

For anyone looking for information for middle or high school, ask your reference librarian for Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Holidays and Folklore


Alice
 
RisiaSkye said:
If you think Kwanzaa is a horrible idea, then you'd better not be one of the people who wears green on St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patty's is also not a religious holiday, but a celebration of ethnic heritage. I don't hear anyone bitching about it, either.

St. Patrick is a religious holiday, it's the celebration of St. Patrick's (not even the guys real name) converting the Celtic Pagans into Christians (i.e., saving them). Converting the Celtics was a big deal because they were the ethnic group that held out the longest. So this Holiday is disguised as an ethnic one but in all actuality, St. Patrick was a saint and he wasn't even Irish, he was Italian.

I personally have no problem with Kwanzaa, if people want to celebrate that and not Christmas, more power to them. It has no affect on me.
 
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