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Kwanzaa table.
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Mkeka - Straw mat that is the foundation of the Kwanzaa table.
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Kinara - the Swahili word for candle holder.
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Kikombe Cha Umoja - The Kwanzaa Unity cup
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Mazao - The crops, this symbolizes work and the basis of Kwanzaa.
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Zawadi - The gifts. Given on the last day of Kwanzaa, they are traditionally handmade and promote the principles of Kwanzaa.
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Bendera Ya Taifa (Flag) - The Red, Black, And Green flag. Red is for the blood. Black is for the people. Green is for the land.
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Kinara with Mishumaa Saba - The candle holder and seven candles representing the seven days of Kwanzaa.
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Kwanzaa candles
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Kwanzaa kinara with lit candles
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Umoja - Unity
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Kujichagulia - Self Determination
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Ujima - Collective Work and Resposibility
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Ujamaa - Cooperative Economics
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Nia - Purpose
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Kuumba - Creativity
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Imani - Faith
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Kwanzaa candles