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Article: Kwanzaa celebrates African culture and culinary traditions with a bountiful feast.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- December 27, 2005
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Byline: Donna Pierce
Kwanzaa hugs two other holidays linked on December's calendar. And so you'll find it included in the tongue-in-cheek "Merry Chrismahanukwanzakah" greeting making the rounds this year.
But the Kwanzaa celebration created 39 years ago by an African-American professor, M. Ron Karenga of California State University Long Beach, is a new tradition when compared to the centuries-old Christmas and Hanukkah observances. And although Kwanzaa shares the emphasis on family traditions, charity and unity with those religious-rooted holidays, the harvest festival offers no nod to religion.
Each day of the seven-day celebration highlights ...