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Celebrating Kwanzaa

Thu, Dec 29

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Las Vegas Natural History Museum

A December to Remember: Celebrating Holiday Traditions from Around the World

Celebrating Kwanzaa
Celebrating Kwanzaa

Time & Location

Dec 29, 2022, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PST

Las Vegas Natural History Museum, 900 Las Vegas Blvd N, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USA

About the Event

You are invited to join Ellis Rice for a presentation on the history and significance of Kwanzaa.

This annual holiday was created by Maulana Karenga in the United States in 1966 and has since spread since to other areas of the world. Kwanzaa is celebrated from Monday, December 26th to Sunday, January 1 and celebrates African family and social values:

  • Unity (umoja)

  • Self-determination (kujichagulia)

  • Collective responsibility (ujima)

  • Cooperative economics (ujamaa)

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