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Educational Kwanzaa History Learning Guide

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History of Kwanzaa

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Kwanzaa History

* Kwanzaa is an African American celebration with focus on the traditional African values of family, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement.
* Kwanzaa is neither political nor religious and despite some misconceptions, is not a substitute for Christmas.
* Kwanzaa is a time of reaffirming African-American people, their ancestors and culture.
* Kwanzaa, means "first fruits of the harvest" in the African language Kiswahili.
* Founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa has come to be observed by more then a million people worldwide.
* When establishing Kwanzaa in 1966, Dr. Karenga included an additional "a" to the end of the spelling to reflect the difference between the African American celebration (Kwanzaa) and the Motherland spelling (Kwanza).

Free Kwanzaa Game

MYRSHIM: 10-12 players are invited to take part in this game. Then they are explained the rules: One of the players moves away and turns his/her back to all the rest players. In this time one of players is given a candy. But the player mustn't eat it, he/she just puts it in the mouth. Then all the players including the player with the candy, begin to pronounce one and the same word "myrshim" (in Kazakh it means "to chew"). The task of the 1st player (the player who stands with his back to all the rest players) is to guess who of the players has a candy in his/her mouth. If the player guesses he receives the prize and chooses the leader, if he doesn't guess all the players say to him "oh-oh-oh!" So the game begins. The leader moves away, turns his back to all the rest players and the instructor gives a wrapped up candy to one of the players. When the player unwraps the candy and puts it into the mouth the game begins: all the players begin to say "myrshim, myrshim, myrshim" and the instructor calls out the leader.

Kwanzaa Ideas

I HAVE NEVER: Each person receives several counters (toothpicks, pennies, etc.) Then take turns around the circle. Each person tells of something they have never done (example: I have never broken a bone or I have never traveled out of the country). Anyone who has done this must give the speaker one of their toothpicks or pennies. After going around the circle several times, the person with the most tokens wins.

Printable Kwanzaa Criss Cross Puzzle

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Kwanzaa Criss Cross Puzzle

Printable Kwanzaa Crossword Puzzle

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Kwanzaa History Crossword Puzzle

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