Central to the festivities is the lighting of candles and pouring of libations—a ritual act of honoring ancestors and the divine by offering drinks from a wooden unity cup. Each day of Kwanzaa ...

Christmas includes an Advent wreath with four candles. Kwanzaa is symbolized with seven candles. “Each day adds a little bit more of light,” said Rabbi Elchonon Friedman of Bnai Emunoh Chabad ...

Kwanzaa is an African American, and pan-African seven-day cultural festival celebrated every December 26 to January 1. Like most festivals, Kwanzaa incorporates music as an essential element of ...

a candleholder for seven candles, used in celebrating the festival of Kwanzaa. The seven candles represent the seven principles: three red candles represent the blood that was shed, green ...

Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebrate in African American culture, and the holiday is almost here. Though the holiday is relatively young, over 9 million people celebrate Kwanzaa in the United States.