Studio : Cherrydale Farms

Publisher : Cherrydale Farms

Binding : Health and Beauty

Product Description
To understand and appreciate the meaning and message of Kwanzaa you must understand and appreciate its deep concern with values. Kwanzaa's reason for existence, its length of seven days, its core focus and its foundation are all rooted in its concern with values. Kwanzaa inherits this value concern and focus from Kawaida, the African philosophical framework in which it was created. Kawaida philosophy is a communitarian African philosophy which is an ongoing synthesis of the best of African thought and practice in constant exchange with the world. Kwanzaa was created to introduce and reinforce seven basic values of African culture which contribute to building and reinforcing family, community and culture among African American people as well as Africans throughout the world African community. These values are called the Nguzo Saba which in Swahili means the Seven Principles. The Nguzo Saba stand at the heart of the origin and meaning of Kwanzaa, for it is these values which are not only the building blocks for community but also serve to reinforce and enhance them. The seven cards remind celebrants of each of the guiding principles of Nguzo Saba. Blank space on the back of each card provides room to add personal reflections.
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