Kwanzaa was our holiday today. Kwanzaa is not a religious or a political holiday. Kwanzaa is a reflective holiday, created by an American teacher in the mid-1960's. Kwanzaa is based on ideas borrowed from Africa, from an ancient Swahili seven-day-long festival. Kwanzaa begins each year on December 26 and lasts through the first day of January. An important symbol is the wooden candlestick. It holds 7 candles, black in the center 3 red on one side and 3 green on the other. Day one the black candle is lit; this is a day of togetherness. Day two a red candle is lit, this is a day of sharing traditions. Day three a green candle is lit, this is a day to share a common goal. Day four a red candle is lit, this is a day of sharing a family gift. Day five a green candle is lit, this is a day of sharing dreams and hopes. Day six a red candle is lit, this is a day of sharing creativity. Day seven a green candle is lit, this is a day of sharing a feast.
http://holidays.mrdonn.org/kwanzaa.html is the website I used. During table time we used our fine motor skills and made ears of corn, we colored with a marker and painted the inside with yellow paint and a q-tip. We also painted at the easel with the colors of Kwanzaa red, green and black.
Thank You to our star of the week’s Grandparents for joining us for Breakfast and Circle Time!
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