Word: kwanzaa
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...what makes it especially special is that, secretly, I know you are too. I mean it: I want everyone to join in my happy place filled with Christmas spirit. I don’t care if you’re Christian, Jewish, a celebrator of the often-neglected Kwanzaa, or anything in between, as the perpetuation of Christmas is NOT intended to convert anybody. When was the last time Buddy the Elf quoted the Bible? I can’t remember either. If it’s arguing over whether to put white or colored lights on a friend?...
...Rushdie focused on the importance of the sense of community for non-religious people. “Where was the holiday for people who didn’t believe in god? Where is the one for the unbelievers?” Rushdie asked. “Where is the Kwanzaa of the atheist? Surely we can make one up.” Rushdie followed his speech with a reading from his latest novel “Shalimar the Clown.” Other conference speakers included Amartya Sen, Lamont University Professor and Nobel Laureate of Economics; E.O. Wilson, Pellegrino University...
...happening in this year, because normally the only ones recognized are Christmas and Hanukkah,” Lala said. Wednesday’s celebration featured the holidays of seven different religions—Christianity, Judaism, the Bahai faith, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism—and the African American festival, Kwanzaa. Students manned booths decked with cultural displays and delicacies, ranging from ethnic specialties to Krispy Kreme donuts. Students came out despite the cold and spoke enthusiastically about the event. “I think this was a great idea,” said Lazeena Rahman...
...season--and it has been since October The 12 days of Christmas have overflowed into three months, unleashing the holiday spirit and its attendant commercial blitz well before Halloween. Whether one celebrates Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or something else, those who haven't composed laundry lists of gifts and begun to deck the halls by November are considered downright Scroogish...
...piece recognizing the Kwanzaa celebration, the singers and speakers explained the significance of the seven strongholds of the holiday. One of these strongholds is “Kuumba,” which means “creativity” or “leaving a place better than when you found it.” Following these heritage-rich songs, the group performed “Voices of Freedom,” a vocal collage incorporating fragments of well-known hymns such as “We Shall Overcome...