Celebrate Your ChristmasSeason in Cultural Style
African American Christmas celebration gifts and decorations can quite often be difficult to find. This lens features a wide selection of ChristmasSeason and Kwanzaa goodies with AfricanAmerican themes. Now you can easily share in Yuletide cheer and express your own unique sense of culture.
Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa celebrations aren't the same as ChristmasCelebrations. They are both unique and separate occasions and celebrate different things.KwanzaaCelebration:
Kwanzaa is celebrated the week following ChristmasDay from December 26 through January 1st. "Matunda Ya Kwanza" means "First Fruits" in Swahili and this weeklong festival celebrates and commemorates the first harvest celebrations in Africa. The festival has now broadened to include honoring of black heritage and culture, history, family and community.
This now worldwide celebration was originated in 1966 by Maulana Ron Karenga to foster African-Americans awareness of their common heritage despite their many countries of origin and family histories. Dr. Maulana "Ron" Karenga is chair of the black studies department at California State University at Long Beach and a well known author.
The KwanzaaCelebration promotes Nguzo Saba-seven fundamental principles: Umoja-Unity, Kujichagulia-Self-determination, Ujima-Collective Work and Responsibility, Ujamaa-Cooperative Economics, Nia-Purpose, Kuumba-Creativity, and Imani-Faith.
During KwanzaaWeek, SpecialCandles are lit to reflect these principles. The seven candles (three red, one black, and three green) are placed in a special candelabrum, called a Kinara. There is a specific sequence to lighting the Kinara, see the proper KinaraCandle Lighting sequence with graphics here.
This festivalweek culminates in a family feast and the exchanging of symbolic gifts.
Tree Toppers
12" Light-Up African American
This ProudAngel shows two flowing ribbons and has a porcelainface and hands for a soft, glowingeffect. With featherywings and an embroideredmochagown, she radiates bright spirit throughout. $39.99.
LightUpAfrican AmericanAngelTreeTopper
16" Porcelain AfricanAmericanAngel FiberOpticChristmas
Breathtaking FiberOptic Wings with color changing Beauty to heighten your Yuletree. $42.99
16" AfricanAmerican AngelFiber OpticChristmasTreeTopper #UL2142
12" SceptreAngel
This beauty is wrapped in shimmering taupe fabric. Her sceptre speaks of majesty. $29.00. This link will take you to a world of decorations at It's A Black Thang
12" FolaAngel
Simply Gorgeous MultiColored wrapped FolaAngel $29.00. From It's A Black Thang
12" Heralding Red Gown Angel
Accented with golds and chiffon in a sumptuous flowing red gown. Pretty feathery wings with porcelain face & hands. $24.99.
Red Gown Angel
ChristmasFigures
African American Inflatable Santa - BuyItNow from Ebay
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Additional African American Angels
Ornaments
Seasons Greetings
6 Varied BlackAmericana Cards by Diane Davis
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8Cards by DianeDavis
Anticipation
A wonderful selection of Christmas and Kwanzaa Greeting Cards is available through Its a Black Thang. With most card sets priced at $10.95:
KwanzaaFestival
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SELMA wrote
WE ARE LOOKING FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN INFLATABLE SANTA CLAUS AND ANGELS. DO YOU CARRY THESE PRODUCTS? please email me at selma_rozier@bellsouth.net
Posted October 06, 2008
SELMA wrote
WE ARE LOOKING FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN INFLATABLE SANTA CLAUS AND ANGELS. DO YOU CARRY THESE PRODUCTS? please email me at selma_rozier@bellsouth.net
Posted October 06, 2008
