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Kwanzaa Begins

by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/26/11 9:26 pm | updated: 12/26/11 9:26 pm

The African American Cultural and Arts Center and Museum in Camden held its 10th annual Kwanzaa Celebration on Monday afternoon to mark the first of the seven principles of the holiday.

It included music, an acknowledgment of the elders, a sign of respect to those that have died, and a candle lighting ceremony in which the black candle is lit symbolizing the first principle of Kwanzaa which is unity.

One principle is celebrated each day from December 26th through January 2nd.

The other principles of Kwanzaa include self-determination, collective work and responsibility, collective economics, purpose, creativity and faith.

â€œWhen we say unity in this sense, we are talking about our culture, our identity and our nature as a nation within a nation, as a people trying to come up,â€ says event master of ceremony Oâ€™Banion Gordon. Gordon is also known as the Father of Kwanzaa in Camden and says even though Mondayâ€™s event focused on the first principle of Kwanzaa, all of the principles are equally important.

â€œWe are talking about the ability to name ourselves, redefine ourselves from some of the myths of slavery and be proud of the ancestral names we have,â€ says Gordon.

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