kwanzaa

• "matunda ya kwanza".
  
  (bkz: maulana ron karenga)
• tam adi kwanzaa olan bir zenci festivali. biz abddeki bir kisim zencilerin her sene 26 aralik 1 ocak tarihleri arasinda kutladigimiz bu bayram, bu ulkedeki afro-amerikalilarin tek bayramidir ayni zamanda. california state university'nin black studies departmaninin da baskanligini yapan maulana karenga adli tipi daha cok bir caz sanatcisini andiran bi profesorun 1966 yilinda kicindan "urettigi" bu bayram 7 gun surer. hergunde swahili dilinde yedi ilke anlamina gelen nguzo saba adindaki 7 ilkeden birini animsadigimiz yari mistik yari sekuler, zenci olsun, icinde afrika olsun, ustune swahili olmadi kiswahili kelimeler serpistirilsin, dostlar ve ku klux klan bizi bayramda gorsun tadinda biraz kompleks de koksa bayramimizdir, happy kwanzaa demeniz boynunuzun borcudur. kelimelerin orijinali swahili olan 7 ilkemiz de soyledir:
  umoja yani birlik(26 aralik gunu),
  kuji-chaguliayani self-determinasyon(tamam bu da turkce degil ama anladiniz iste)
  ujima yani dayanisma,
  ujamaa ; bunu ingilizceye cooperative economics diye cevirmisler ama bildigim kadariyla bu kelime arapcadaki cem'a(bildigimiz cemaat ama arapcadaki anlamiyla anladigim kadariyla toplumculuk kastediliyor)'dan geliyor ki biz zenciler bunu swahili dilinde tastamam sosyalizmin karsiligi olarak kullaniyoruz.
  nia yani ki kararlilik yani ki azim
  kuumba yani ki uretim yani ki yaraticilik
  imani (anlamisinizdir zaten bunu)
• swahili dilinde ilk meyveler anlamına gelir.
• bugün başlamıştır. ilk meyve kutlamalarından biri sayılır ve 1 ocak gecesine kadar sürer.
• kwanzaa is a modern festival celebrated by african americans. ıt comes from traditional african agricultural festivals. ın fact, the name 'kwanzaa' comes from the swahili word for 'first fruit'. this modern festival started in california in the united states in the 1960s because some black people wanted to celebrate their original history and culture in their new country. today, black people all over the country take part in this special event as they want their children to value their african-american history.
  
  kwanzaa is not a religious festival, but a festival that celebrates several important ideas or principles—principles like unity, cooperation and creativity. the festival lasts for seven days starting on 26 december. people light candles, give gifts, and talk about one special principle each day. on each night there is a dance, and on the final night there is a big feast. that is, people have a large special meal all together. as kwanzaa becomes popular, it is also becoming more commercialized, a lot of people are making money from this festival. there are now kwanzaa cards, books on kwanzaa, kwanzaa poetry and recipes. parents are buying more expensive gifts for their children. now there is also "nia umoja', a kind old man, rather like father christmas. ıt was first thought of by the organizers in the late 1980s to attract children to the festival. the festival may at first seem to be held just for fun, but actually the principle of cooperation helps the serious side of kwanzaa because people collect food and clothes for the poor. kwanzaa is an interesting balance of african and modern american influences.
  
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