
Kwanzaa table.

Mkeka - Straw mat that is the foundation of the Kwanzaa table.

Kinara - the Swahili word for candle holder.

Kikombe Cha Umoja - The Kwanzaa Unity cup

Mazao - The crops, this symbolizes work and the basis of Kwanzaa.

Zawadi - The gifts. Given on the last day of Kwanzaa, they are traditionally handmade and promote the principles of Kwanzaa.

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.

Kinara with Mishumaa Saba - The candle holder and seven candles representing the seven days of Kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa candles

Kwanzaa kinara with lit candles

Umoja - Unity

Kujichagulia - Self Determination

Ujima - Collective Work and Resposibility

Ujamaa - Cooperative Economics

Nia - Purpose

Kuumba - Creativity

Imani - Faith

Kwanzaa candles