New Page 1 This Kids Domain page has an extensive list of links to teach about the kwanzaa Thisintegrated unit on kwanzaa introduces the holiday and incorporates guest http://www.fmgilbert.com/links/holidayk3.htm
Everything Christmas - Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah kwanzaa (the name means first fruits in Swahili) was started by Dr. Maulana Ron toreinforce the bonds between parents and children, and to teach parents and http://everythingchristmas.com/story/newstory/ckh.asp
Extractions: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah Three celebrations, one season - So how do they relate? Kwanzaa is new; Christmas and Hanukkah are old. They're three December celebrations. Three variations on the Judeo-Christian spiritual tradition. Three ways to bond with one's family and community. Hanukkah is a secondary Jewish holiday, relatively less important than Passover and Yom Kippur. But because it coincides with the weeks before Christmas, it's achieved the status of an alternative to Christmas in many 20th-century Jewish households. As Leah Akins writes, its origins date back to about 167 B.C. A Jewish army, led by Judah the Maccabee, recaptured Jerusalem from the Greeks (who had conquered the city during the reign of Alexander the Great, some three centuries before). Judah's men tried to re-consecrate the Jewish temple by lighting its menorah (a sacramental lamp). But, as the legend tells it, there was only enough of the special ritual oil on the premises to keep the menorah lit for one day. But when they lit the lamp, it stayed lit for eight dayslong enough for the Jews to make more oil. Over the years, the miracle of the oil became the central focus of Hanukkah celebrations. Families lit one candle on each of nine consecutive nights, remembering a different aspect of the holiday and of Jewish tradition. Christmas has its origin story in the birth of Jesus, as recorded in the Gospels. But the earliest Christians appear not to have treated his birth with the same importance they gave to his death and resurrection. After Emporer Constantine made Christianity the official religion of Rome, the faith began to spread across Europe.
Kwanzaa Starts Early At University the African American Community Organization will hold its annual kwanzaa celebration. Theevent was originally started to teach local children about the holiday http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1996_jan-dec/1996_dec/1996-12-06_the_daily_
AEGiS-LT Kwanzaa Fast Focuses On Food Bank Minister Faces Maulana Karenga, the creator of kwanzaa and professor of black studies at Cal StateLong Beach, said the pastor should be praised. We teach that the moral http://www.aegis.com/news/lt/2002/LT020101.html
Extractions: Lisa Richardson, Times Staff Writer On his sixth day without food, the Rev. M. Andrew Robinson-Gaither, already a slim man, is noticeably leaner. Leaner, but not at all hungry, he said. Since Kwanzaa began the day after Christmas, he had led his South-Central Los Angeles church on a seven-day fast to focus attention on the dwindling resources of the church's food pantry for people with HIV and AIDS. In black church circles it is a touchy project, this linking of Christianity with Kwanzaa and Kwanzaa with AIDS. Not only is Robinson-Gaither mixing the religious with the cultural, but he persists in talking about HIV and AIDS and encouraging the church community to embrace homosexual and bisexual people. This is a taboo in many black churches, which are more likely to urge people to change their sexuality. "For a black minister in a mainstream denomination to do something like this is extremely meaningful," said Jeffrey King, founder and chief executive of In the Meantime, a Silver Lake-based support group for black men of all sexual orientations. "Can the AIDS crisis [among blacks] be effectively addressed? I think so. Can it be addressed without the help of the black church? I don't think so." Many of Faith United Methodist Church's 250 members have fasted for half days or for one or two days at a time, donating the food they did not use to the church's pantry. Only Robinson-Gaither has fasted completely, sipping just water and juice. Small bags of dried and canned food from his congregation sit on his office floor, symbols of missed lunches and dinners.
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Kwanzaa kwanzaa ACTIVITIES kwanzaa has two basic kinds of activitiesfamily-centered and activitiesthat the family chooses to introduce, reaffirm, teach and express http://www.dcgary.org/pastoral/african/kwanzaa.htm
Extractions: Kwanzaa is an African American holiday celebrated from December 26th through January 1st. It is a time for gathering of the people for celebration of their heritage and their achievements, reverence for the Creator and creation, commemoration of the past, and recommitment to cultural ideals and celebration of the good. It is based on the agricultural celebrations of Africa called "the first fruits" celebrations. It is important to note that Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday, not a religious one, thus available to and practiced by African Americans of all religious faiths. Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chair, Department of Black Studies, California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Karenga is an author and scholar-activist who stresses the indispensable need to preserve, continually revitalize, and promote African American Culture. Kwanzaa was created to introduce and reinforce seven basic values of African culture which would contribute to building and reinforcing community among African American people. These values are called NGUZO SABA (N-goo-zoo Sah-bah) which in Swahili means Seven Principles . These principles stand at the heart of the origin and meaning of the Kwanzaa, for it is these values which are not only the building blocks for community but serve also as its social glue. The
Extractions: Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox. Audio cassette The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein The Rag Coat by Lauren A. Mills The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. (P) Spanish edition Japanese edition Hand puppet America is an extremely "giving" nation. It has been a part of our national character to volunteer or give service to those less fortunate than ourselves or to support political and religious causes in which we believe. You can teach your children to continue this tradition by making volunteering a part of your family's together time. Particularly during the holiday season, the "giving of ourselves"our time, our thoughtfulness, our joytells our children that the essence of celebrating in all faiths is what we give to others.
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Kwanzaa kwanzaa is about me, says Ms. Patterson. It's about my people. My effortis to teach everyone about kwanzaa and to work at keeping our legacy alive. http://www.angelfire.com/ky/TRAVELER/kwanzaa.html
Extractions: Thirty-five years ago, a California activist now known as Dr. Maulana Karenga searched for a unifying solution to help his community heal after the 1965 Los Angeles riots. Dr. Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966, in hopes of strengthening family ties and community cooperation among African-Americans. Using African symbols and the Kiswahili language, he shaped a cultural holiday to remind participants of the contributions of people with African heritage living around the world. Spread over the seven days between the day after Christmas and New Year's Day, each night of Kwanzaa was dedicated to discussing Kwanzaa's seven principles (called Nguzo Saba). The principles were derived from Kawaida, the philosophy of African thought and practice. They highlight subjects such as cooperative economics, creativity, self-determination and faith. This year's racial unrest in Cincinnati underscores why Kwanzaa still is relevant 35 years after its creation, experts say.
Kwanzaa Personalized Children's Book 516 ..kwanzaa. This book helps teach the importance of this holidayfor people of African descent. Things such as what the holiday http://www.marclesecreations.com/kwanzaa.html
Extractions: #516.....Kwanzaa This book helps teach the importance of this holiday for people of African descent. Things such as what the holiday means (First fruits of the harvest) to what Zwadi means translated from swahili are covered in this special book. Would you like to see a sample book? Click on 'sample text' to see a picture of this book. Just close the new window when done.
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Extractions: ALFY has five different Christmas postcards that students can choose from to send to their friends and family. By writing postcards, students learn to follow multiple-step procedures and experiment with different combinations of cards, backgrounds, music, font colors, and font styles. Children also have the opportunity to type their own personal message so that each card can be unique. Kids will learn to evaluate and appreciate their final products as well as enjoy social contact with others. Activities for All Holidays Kids Domain Holiday Heather's Holidays Christmas Activities Special Christmas Puzzle Page Claus.com North Pole James and the Christmas Wagon ... The Nutcracker Game Hanukkah Activities Jewish Funland Kwanzaa Activities Kwanzaa
Extractions: Purpose - Creativity - Faith 1999 National Parenting Publications Award Gold Award Winner "Kwanzaa teaches the importance of self and of family; and that in order to grow and flourish we must have purpose, use our creativity, self-determination and maintain belief in ourselves and in our connection to others. For these reasons and many more Kwanzaa naturally attracted me. I am honored to have combined forces with talented Synthia Saint James to create this special package." - Bunny Hull This wonderful multicultural children's package includes the original song, "Happy Happy Kwanzaa" along with an original story, "A Family Kwanzaa". This set is available on CD and cassette included in a package with a 24 page coloring book featuring lyrics, story, puzzles and the art of Synthia Saint James CD set includes special bonus song "Dream A World."
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