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Ohio Celebrate Kwanzaa 2020
Local Kwanzaa Committees from around the state have been
meeting this year to plan a virtual Kwanzaa celebration for
the Great State of Ohio. Ohio Celebrates Kwanzaa 2020 will
be a statewide celebration charting our culture and legacy.
CELEBRATING KWANZAA ONLINE,
FOR THE FIRST TIME
Kwanzaa is an African
American harvest celebration. In Kiswahili, the words
“matunda ya kwanza” mean first fruit. The extra a, at the
end of Kwanzaa, was added to accommodate the participation
of the 1st 7 children to celebrate Kwanzaa. It was first
celebrated by the US organization, in 1966. Children were a
primary focal point in the beginning and are represented by
a number of the symbols of Kwanzaa, including the Mazao
(crops) and the Muhindi (ears of corn representing each
child of the host family).
Kwanzaa is a non-religious
and non-heroic celebration. The intent is that African
American people of different ages, faiths and beliefs come
together to celebrate the harvest or successes achieved
during the year based on the seven principles of Kwanzaa
known as the Nguzo Saba. The value and practice of
ingathering of the people is the first and foundational
aspect of African first-fruits and Kwanzaa celebrations. It
is a harvesting of the people, a bringing together of the
most valuable fruit, its living human harvest. Kwanzaa
promotes community, sharing and renewal of bonds, guiding
principles, and plans for the new year.
With the advent of COVID 19,
a rising infection rate and death toll, coming together as a
community is not possible. This year will mark the first
time communities, all over the world, will come together
holding virtual Kwanzaa celebrations. From Cincinnati to
Cleveland, Dayton to Youngstown and Toledo to Columbus, Ohio
communities will share their virtual Kwanzaa celebration on
GNJ.Media.
OHIO CELEBRATES KWANZAA 2020
SCHEDULE
The schedule for each day of
the Ohio Kwanzaa celebration will be as follows on
https://gnj.media/ under
the Kwanzaa 2020 tab:
* 9am-10am, Drum Call and
Opening Ceremony
* 10am-12pm, Health and
Wellness Activities
* 12pm-2pm, Kwanzaa Time for
Watoto (Children)
* 2pm-4pm, Warriors Speak on
Principle of the Day
* 4pm-6pm, Nguzo Saba for
Nation Builders and Elders, featuring Principle of the Day
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6pm-8pm, Local
Kwanzaa Celebrations
https://gnj.media/channel
For more information email Ha2tim@gyenyamejourney.com
or call 1-330-207-4710
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