Kwanzaa 101: A Beginners Guide To Having A Happy Kwanzaa

[@Cinque555]

Love this! No judgement if you don't do it the "right way" or if you've just started celebrating, just have a HAPPY Kwanzaa how you see fit.

[@karlena8756]

I’m here ! HAPPY KWANZAA 🧿🌻✨

[@MoroMoro1]

"He's a republican you know he cheats" 🤣 Great video.

[@babblesbabbling]

Thanks for making this video, it was funny and educational and I’ve been wanting to celebrate Kwanzaa but I didn’t really know how.

[@JasmeneNettles]

Same. I just had a child last year and I want to start the tradition but I want to do it right.

[@awill3992]

Been celebrating all 33 years of my life. African Americans... get with it.

[@thirtythreeflavors]

So you were fortunate enough to be born into a family that automatically celebrates that and then judge the rest of us who weren't. This is why black folks don't do s*** with other black folks.

[@bre9328]

@@thirtythreeflavors how did he judge other black ppl? All he said was "get with it", which we should. It's sad how a holiday created for us, most of us don't even celebrate. Sensitivity, and trying to find problems to project onto other black ppl, is why we don't work together

[@pm0913]

@@thirtythreeflavors You can be the reason why someone does grow up fortunate enough to celebrate it

[@lamondae]

You guys made me want to celebrate this year!

[@dr.deannaellis-chopin7433]

This is a smash! Love it! I am gonna share this with over 50 people! Happy Kwanzaa!!!

[@kalianigisellemonroe9668]

“got you these loafers.” “you made some bread shoes?” 🤣🤣💀💀

[@edwardssistershands]

Ronald Everett, the creator of Kwanza, was charged with violently abusing two women. I'll pass on the Kwanza celebrations.

[@3truthis]

How does his personal accusations change what these basic principles mean to the Black community? Even though most of big banks financed the insurance policies on the enslaved, and the slave ships, does that mean you don't have a bank?

[@edwardssistershands]

Straw man@@3truthis

[@princesssjoda]

thank you for this video. y’all are so funny 😂

[@cpeele2624]

Wonderful! Please do more Black centered topics. Very entertaining

[@cherishdeb]

Quick Tip for Celebrating Kwanzaa: Go to "KWANZAA 53 anniversary"'s facebook page. It displays flyers for public celebrations that are going on around the country. That's probably the best place to start, go to a kwanzaa celebration.

[@AuthorSShaw]

Omgggg this was remarkable you all are pleasant on the eyes and heart💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗. Thank You all for this video!

[@cheyennecampbell6598]

Nia- I believe it is pronounced like NEE-AH

[@sherrymichaeljordan8553]

Thank you for such a creative, entertaining and educational piece on Kwanzaa! Only one word for the next time - and we certainly hope you do another! - Swahili language pronunciation is not difficult - so please do it right. The whole point of using Kiswahili in Kwanzaa is to introduce us to our own languages - let's step correctly. Asante sana.

[@elisee3133]

lol this was funny! I started celebrating last year with my mixed babies. Even tho the family doesn’t, I’m very big on our heritage 💕

[@leefc6198]

What ethnicity is their father?

[@zeldakpop]

our? you mean your CHILDRENS heritage? 💀💀💀💀💀

[@pekkajantti4447]

Happy Festivus for the rest of us!

[@THE-bf9rh]

LMAO, I LOVE THIS

[@AliKCBell]

Nia not Nya Knee ah

[@KymaniMJade]

I'll definitely be sharing this.

[@travelwla1282]

Yo, I fucking love this!!!

[@alexandriabeauvoir]

I think I might celebrate this year ;)

[@kalianigisellemonroe9668]

thanks for this video 🤟🏼

[@Darkness2light515]

For Kwanzaa’s creator, Maulana Karenga, has a violent, racist criminal record, and is even a rapist who was convicted of torturing his victims. Happy Kwanzaa!!

[@bre9328]

Oh really? 😱 Last I checked, the people who came up with Thanksgiving and Christmas had a history of rape, genocide, racism, etc, as well 🙃 Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!

[@Darkness2light515]

@@bre9328 Native Americans and Pilgrims created the holiday together so if your saying natives also have a history of genocide you would also be correct 😉

[@Darkness2light515]

@@bre9328 So you agree that the creator of Zwanza is a rapist who was convicted of torturing his victims.....you didn't deny it you merely attempted to deflect and still failed. What I say still stands . 🙃

[@bre9328]

@@Darkness2light515 Most peace treaties that white ppl made with Natives required them to help keep black ppl enslaved, so...like i said 😉🙃

[@bre9328]

@@Darkness2light515 I didn't deflect, I COMPARED other holiday creators with him, to show none of them were moral saints. You're being hypocritical. But of course your intentions weren't pure, now where they?😉

[@spencerdickson9693]

I just showed this to my Rwandan girlfriend and I wish I filmed her reaction... shes like "what the fuck are these people doing?"

[@mjlight]

This is great!

[@spencerdickson9693]

I live in East Central Africa... no one fucking knows what Kwanzaa is... I'm not one to hurl accusations at people but for a group that throws "Cultural appropriation" around... this is just ripping off various African words to make a fake holiday....

[@bre9328]

You can't "cultural appropriate", a culture that you could possibly stem from. Black American culture is literally the remnants of African cultures combined with new culture black ppl in America had to adopt. So, yes, we are a group that, "throws around cultural appropriation ", because everyone else actually apropriates black Americans while simultaneously disliking us. Your comment is a prime example of ppl not wanting black American to be happy/have anything, especially culture. "No one f*cking knows what Kwanzaa is"....ok ..good for yall, we do. I guarantee you no one knows half of the traditions in Africa, but you'll never see me spewing negativity on a video about African traditions, "No one f*cking knows blah blah blah". Yall hate for BA is truly disgusting.

[@EsotericOccultist]

Another way for basketball Americans to separate themselves and cause division instead of joining American culture

[@Kosmosan999]

Since when did we begin to misspell Kwaanza? KWAAN•ZA

[@alika207]

Dr. Molana Karanga added the second a at the end to represent the fact that it is seven days and there are seven principles.

[@Kosmosan999]

@@alika207 and yet the emphasis is on the 2nd syllable in his very own name (Ka•RAANG•A)? Nahh... Tryna throw us off. Keep it the way it was. KWAAN•Za. You're welcome

[@alika207]

@@Kosmosan999 it is still pronounced the same way.

[@Kosmosan999]

@@alika207 it's encoded improperly and damaging to a child's mind learning the new system.

[@poshpearls23]

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[@hankmoody5514]

I celebrate Festivus

[@jiangalie4679]

Kwanzaa is an African-American celebration. It is not known in Kenya or Tanzania (the 2 main countries using Swahili, even though there are speakers in Uganda, Rwanda, Congo and Burundi to name a few) and I would go as far to say not in Africa. I could see why too. It is such a diverse continent, with over 100 languages, Kwanzaa only uses the Swahili language. It was quite shocking to learn all the words from the name of the celebration to the principles are all in Swahili. Even the colors of the candles are of the Kenyan flag. Some meanings though should be corrected, kujichagulia is one word which means choose for yourself. Kuumba is to create not creativity. Also, please learn how to correctly say the names if you plan to adopt the celebrations. The pronunciations are quite off. That being said as an East African who has never set foot in America, I plan on adopting Kwanzaa. The principles are definitely in line with my culture. *Ps* It also is weird for me as a native speaker to say Habari gani, that's how we greet each other anyways when you meet someone, literally How are you. My ears and brain would interpret that as "Hi, how are you Kwanzaa" taking Kwanzaa to be someone's name. I wouldn't say how are you Christmas. On the top of my head Salama or Amani would be a much better fit. Imma look for one I will incorporate on my own though

[@DaCleva1]

As an African American that’s very interesting.Thanks for sharing,

[@D_Mukness]

so a kikuyu guy was tired of christmas and decided to come up with his own holiday, used a few swahili words which none of you correctly pronounce and now african americans consider it their holiday... mko na ujinga kweli. hamjui mwaleta utengano kati yenu kila wakati kikundi chaanzisha sherehe ama mtindo?

[@rutilionamaziano5828]

Ahahaha

[@NP911.]

So can white people not celebrate Kwanzaa?