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1st Day of Kwanza ~ Umoja
December 26, 2015 at 9:09 am
Umoja means unity
Take time today to build unity with someone - family, neighbors, coworkers, a stranger
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RE: 1st Day of Kwanza ~ Umoja
December 26, 2015 at 10:21 am
I'm shamefully ignorant of Kwanza. How many days does it go on? Is each day dedicated to a different sentiment, as in unity? If so, what are they?
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RE: 1st Day of Kwanza ~ Umoja
December 26, 2015 at 10:45 am
(December 26, 2015 at 10:21 am)Crossless1 Wrote: I'm shamefully ignorant of Kwanza. How many days does it go on? Is each day dedicated to a different sentiment, as in unity? If so, what are they?
There is 7 days of Kwanzaa
1. Umoja - unity
2. [i]Kujichagulia - self determination [/i]
[i]3. Ujima - Collective work and [/i] responsibility
[i]4. Ujamaa - Cooperative economics[/i]
[i]5. Nia - purpose[/i]
[i]6. Kummba - creativity[/i]
[i]7. Imani - faith[/i]
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RE: 1st Day of Kwanza ~ Umoja
December 26, 2015 at 11:01 am
As god is my witness {tee hee} I was SO expecting one of the days of Kwanzaa to be for the airing of grievances.
I'm just terrible.
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RE: 1st Day of Kwanza ~ Umoja
December 26, 2015 at 11:02 am
(December 26, 2015 at 9:09 am)Rhondazvous Wrote: Umoja means unity
Take time today to build unity with someone - family, neighbors, coworkers, a stranger
In my family, today is to eat "dirty laundry", that is, the leftovers from xmas re-arranged. It is good. As for unity... what a dumb concept to us humans.
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RE: 1st Day of Kwanza ~ Umoja
December 26, 2015 at 11:07 am
(December 26, 2015 at 11:02 am)LastPoet Wrote: (December 26, 2015 at 9:09 am)Rhondazvous Wrote: Umoja means unity
Take time today to build unity with someone - family, neighbors, coworkers, a stranger
In my family, today is to eat "dirty laundry", that is, the leftovers from xmas re-arranged. It is good. As for unity... what a dumb concept to us humans.
I feel a schism coming on.
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RE: 1st Day of Kwanza ~ Umoja
December 26, 2015 at 11:15 am
(December 26, 2015 at 11:07 am)vorlon13 Wrote: (December 26, 2015 at 11:02 am)LastPoet Wrote: In my family, today is to eat "dirty laundry", that is, the leftovers from xmas re-arranged. It is good. As for unity... what a dumb concept to us humans.
I feel a schism coming on.
Is that polite speak for food poisoning?
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RE: 1st Day of Kwanza ~ Umoja
December 26, 2015 at 11:21 am
(December 26, 2015 at 10:21 am)Crossless1 Wrote: I'm shamefully ignorant of Kwanza. How many days does it go on? Is each day dedicated to a different sentiment, as in unity? If so, what are they?
It's 8 days and on each day you light another candle to commemorate the "miracle" of oil burning for longer than it was supposed to..... or is that something else?
As can be seen, biblical "miracles" have been devalued through the course of time.
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RE: 1st Day of Kwanza ~ Umoja
December 26, 2015 at 1:33 pm
Oddly enough, I don't know of a single black person in real life that celebrates Kwanza.
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RE: 1st Day of Kwanza ~ Umoja
December 26, 2015 at 2:28 pm
No at 12 Steppers ever mentions it.
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