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Kwanzaa Primary Symbols |
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Primary
Symbols |
Secondary
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Mkeka
(M-kay-cah)
- a straw mat on which all the other symbols are placed. Mkeka
symolizes the tradition on which everything
else rests. |
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Kinara
(Kee-nah-rah)
- a candle holder
holding the seven candles. It represents the
stalk that the African people came from. |
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Mshumaa
(Mee-shoo-maah)
- the seven
candles of unity, self-determination, collective work and
responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and
faith. |
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Muhindi
(Moo-heen-dee)
- an ear of corn
representing the offspring of the stalk. |
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Kikombe Cha
Umoja
(Kee-coam-bay-chah-oo-moe-jah)
- a unity
cup used to pour the libation for the ancestors. |
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Zawadi
(Sah-wah-dee)
- the presents
representing the fruits of the parents labor and the rewards for
the children. |
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Karamu
- the feast
symbolizing the celebration that brings the community together. |
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