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Lighting The Kinara First Day of Kwanzaa On the first day of Kwanzaa the black candle is lit, representing the first principle of Kwanzaa - Umoja (oo-MOH-jah): Unity. Second Day of Kwanzaa On the second day the black candle is again lit, as well as the farthest red candle on the left. This represents the 2nd principle of Kwanzaa - Kujichagulia (koo-jee-chah-goo-LEE-ah): Self-Determination. Story continues below - Advertisement - Story continues below Third Day of Kwanzaa On the third day the black candle is lit, then the farthest left red, and then the farthest right green candle. This represents the 3rd principle of Kwanzaa - Ujima (oo-JEE-mah): Collective work and responsibility Fourth Day of Kwanzaa On the fourth day the black candle is lit, then the farthest left red, and then the farthest right green. Then the next red candle on the left. This represents the 4th principle of Kwanzaa - Ujamaa (oo-jah-MAH): Collective economics Fifth Day of Kwanzaa On the fifth day the black candle is lit, then the farthest left red, the farthest right green, the next red and then the next green candle. This represents the 5th principle of Kwanzaa - Nia (NEE-ah): Purpose Sixth Day of Kwanzaa On the sixth day the black candle is lit, then the farthest left red, the farthest right green, the next red, the next green and then the final red candle. This represents the 6th principle of Kwanzaa - Kuumba (koo-OOM-bah): Creativity Seventh Day of Kwanzaa On the seventh day the black candle is lit, then the farthest left red, the farthest right green, the next red candle, the next green, the final red and then the final green candle. This represents the 7th principle of Kwanzaa - Imani (ee-MAH-nee): Faith On the seventh and final day of Kwanzaa all candles in the Kinara are lit. When the night is done, the family takes one last drink from the Unity cup and the candles are extinguished. Kwanzaa is over till next year. Join our Mailing List We'll keep you informed of future Holidays on the Net Celebrations Like this article? Click here to link to this article Just copy and paste the code below to add this link to your page. <a href="http://holidays.net/kwanzaa">Kwanzaa on the Net</a> - <a href="http://holidays.net/kwanzaa/lighting.htm">Lighting The Kinara</a> Click here to share this article with friend Your Email Your Name Your Friends Email Your Friends Name Your Message   Related Articles: When is Kwanzaa? (2008-2020) The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa Did You Know? (Kwanzaa) The Symbols of Kwanzaa The Festival of Kwanzaa Add Comment   Name: E-Mail: Location: Select US State or Country ... 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Y is it so wide? and half of da words r in da black shaded region. yall need 2 fix dat or ppl r gonna hav a hard tyme readin it. Hunk 16:40 12/29/2008   You need a better picture of the Kinara. venus anders from California, US 00:39 12/29/2008   Kwanzaa is an excellent way to connect my family to our past, identify where we are, and set goals better our lives. Chief Iyanifa Fagbemileke Fatunmise from Georgia, US 04:28 12/27/2008   Habari Gani to my fellow soul mates who celebrate, honor and embraced Kwanzaa. May our Ancestors rise up as we step to the occasion of reclaiming our Afrikan heritage and who we really are. Be PROUD! Timisha Melton 12:28 12/26/2008   Reminder about lighting the candles today the black candle is lite Jennifer Rooney from Louisiana, US 23:20 12/13/2008   This year I bought a beautiful Kinara but I am having a problem finding a full size (11.5") black taper for the center candle. Can you help.

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