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Thu 21 Dec, 2006 09:22 pm
i'm doing research here. so i need your opinion about other religions celebration day. how do you accept it? or you cant accept it? whats your opinion about it? please send me ur responds about this =) i really appreciate it
They're all good, especially when I'm invited over to help celebrate.
Exactly Green Witch! I am still looking for some Kwanzaa festivities to
barge into.
Do they make good food?
Of so, then they are cool with me.
Oh yeah. I just looked up what they serve on Kwanzaa, and it looks
divine
A KWANZAA BUFFET
TO START
Gumbo Ya Ya
Traditional Senegalese Soup "21" Club
MAIN DISHES
Jamaican Jerk Chicken
Spicy Blackened Catfish
Turkey Croquettes
SIDE DISHES
Caribbean-Style Black Bean and Rice Salad
Collard Greens with Red Onion and Bacon
Fried Plantains
Jalapeño Black-Eyed Peas
Macaroni and Cheese
Sweet Potato Soufflé
DESSERTS
Coconut Rum Pie with Pineapple
Peach Cobbler
OK, so I thought Kwanzaa was not a religious holiday.
I thought it was a made up holiday by a guy in California.
What religion is Kwanzaa a celebration of?
real life wrote:OK, so I thought Kwanzaa was not a religious holiday.
I thought it was a made up holiday by a guy in California.
What religion is Kwanzaa a celebration of?
What holiday isn't made up by some guy?
Here's a good website that should answer your questions:
The Meaning of Kwanzaa
Green Witch wrote:real life wrote:OK, so I thought Kwanzaa was not a religious holiday.
I thought it was a made up holiday by a guy in California.
What religion is Kwanzaa a celebration of?
What holiday isn't made up by some guy?
Here's a good website that should answer your questions:
The Meaning of Kwanzaa
Sorry I could not find there what religion Kwanzaa was associated with.
I thought the OP was asking about religious holidays.
Maybe I need to adjust my glasses. After I buy some.
My understanding, from people I've known who celebrate Kwaanza, is that its focus is unity within a community and encouraging strength and cohesiveness among individuals through familial and community ties.
I think the reason you didn't find any religious basis or background on it is because there isn't any, or at least that was never a part of it that my neighbors in NJ who I used to celebrate it with emphasized - and they were Christians. They did it in addition to Christmas. I think the themes and practices of Kwaanza are admirable.
Of the religious observances that are not inherent to the religion I grew up with, I really like the concept behind Passover. I like the whole theme of deliverance and redemption. The scriptural literature and readings are beautiful. The food is okay - I've actually come to like gefilta (phonetic spelling - I don't know how to spell it) fish- but I do love the matzoh ball soup.