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Kwanzaa is a spiritual celebration of the oneness and goodness of life. On December 26, 1966, Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga formulated and developed Kwanzaa. African Americans weren´t used to celebration their past. He believed that the only way to achieve a revolutionary change for black Americans was to promote awareness of African Americans heritage. Dr. Karenga wished to go back to the way of lifethat the ancestors of black.

Americans used to have. This “way of life” allowed them to endure slavery, racism and oppression after their arrival in America. Dr. Kerenga’s goal was to develop self-awareness and facilitated self-esteem among black Americans by exposing them to Kwanzaa, a set of principles based on a common heritage.

Kwanzaa begins on December 26 and lasts until January 1. Agreat feast called the karamu is help on the night of December 31 and houses are decorated in the green. The food includes the fruit and vegetables of the year’s harvest, like corn, and the gifts given are often home-made. Today, millions of people celebrate Kwanzaa throughout the world. Many people mistake it for an African American form of Christmas because it occurs the day after Christmas, butactually it has no ties with any religion.

If Kwanzaa is a struggle for self-awareness, the story of Hanukkah is the struggle for religious freedom. More than a thousand years ago, the foreign rulers of the Israelites forced the Jews to forget Judaism and to bow to the image of their leader. But the Jews refused; in fact, Jewish law prohibited them from bowing to statues or idols. A small groupof Jewish-called the maccabees-risked their lives to live freely. They won, but the temple in Jerusalem had been destroyed. They cleaned and repaired the temple, and when they finished they relit the menorah, a symbol of the eternal agreement (covenant) between god and Jewish people. Although there was only enough oil to light the menorah for one night, the oil burned for eight days and nightsuntil they were able to more oil.

Today. The commemoration of those nights is called Hanukkah. it begins on the 25th day kislev (normally december,in the Gregorian calendar) and lasts for eight days relatives gather together given gifts to children and most important, light a candle of the menorah each day. Hanukkah is not a major Jewish celebration but, because of its proximity to Christmas, itis very important in countries such as the united states, where Christmas has a great deal of commercial and cultural importance.

Kwanzaa es una celebración espiritual de la unidad y la bondad de la vida. El 26 de diciembre de 1966, el Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga formulado y desarrollado Kwanzaa. Los afro-americanos no estaban acostumbrados a la celebración de su pasado. Él creía que la únicamanera de lograr un cambio revolucionario para los estadounidenses negro fue para promover el conocimiento del patrimonio africano americanos. Dr. Karenga quería volver a la forma de vida que los antepasados de negro.
Los estadounidenses solían tener. Esta "forma de vida" les permitió soportar la esclavitud, el racismo y la opresión de su llegada a América. La meta del Dr. Kerenga era desarrollarconciencia de sí mismo y facilitó la autoestima entre los estadounidenses negro al exponerlos a Kwanzaa, una serie de principios basados en un patrimonio común.

Kwanzaa empieza el 26 de diciembre y dura hasta el 01 de enero. Una gran fiesta llamada la Karamu es ayudar en la noche del 31 de diciembre y las casas están decoradas en el verde. La comida incluye las frutas y verduras de la cosecha delaño, como el maíz, y los regalos dados a menudo son de fabricación casera. Hoy, millones de personas celebran Kwanzaa todo el mundo. Muchas personas confunden para formar un afroamericano de la Navidad debido a que ocurre el día después de Navidad, pero en realidad no tiene vínculos con ninguna religión.

Si Kwanzaa es una lucha por la auto-conciencia, la historia de Janucá es la lucha por la...