Who Moved My Kwanzaa?

Did you hear the good news? Kwanzaa moved. It moved to Monday through Sunday and January through December. It moved to all four seasons of the year and threads through every known holiday.

Yes, we will celebrate our beloved Kwanzaa from December 26th to January 1st each year. We acknowledge it is an African American cultural celebration of the first fruits and harvest. We bring out the red, the black, and the green. We clear the table and lay down the mkeka (straw mat). We adjust the kinara (candle holder) and set the mishuma saba (7 candles). We place the muhindi/vibunzi (corn) and bandera y taifa (flag). Libations, libations, libations in honor of our ancestors.

Let the Nguzo Saba (seven principles) saturate our everyday. 

This year, if UMOJA (Unity)* falls on _____ [day of the week], then each _____ [enter the same day of the week] is UMOJA (Unity).

*Repeat this for each of the Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles)

Now that Kwanzaa is not just for one week of the year but stretches across every day, we can celebrate and honor these principles in our lives and communities every single week. Regardless of the season, let’s live these values of unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith. Kwanzaa is not just a celebration in December—it’s a year-round celebration of what it means to truly live in community with one another.

Let’s make every day a Kwanzaa day!

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