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Animation: The Nguzo Saba - Seven Principles of Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa
yenu iwe
na heri!
[ kwahn-ZAH
YEH-noo EE-weh
nah heh-REE ]

Happy Kwanzaa!

 

 



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Nguzo Saba Kwanzaa Principle #1
Day #1: December 26
Umoja (oo-MOE-jah) 
Unity

To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.

Practice Umoja every day!

 


Nguzo Saba Kwanzaa Principle #2
Day #2: December 27
Kujichagulia (koo-jee-cha-goo-LEE-ah) 
Self Determination

To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.

Practice Kujichagulia every day!


Nguzo Saba Kwanzaa Principle #3
Day #3: December 28
Ujima (oo-JEE-mah) 
Collective Work & Responsibility

To build and maintain our community together and to make our Brother's and sister's problems, our problems and to solve them together.

Practice Ujima every day!


Nguzo Saba Kwanzaa Principle #4
Day #4: December 29
Ujamaa (oo-JAH-mah)
Cooperative Economics

To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them.

Practice Ujamaa every day!


Nguzo Saba Kwanzaa Principle #5
Day #5: December 30
Nia (nee-AH)
Purpose

To make as our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.

Practice Nia every day!


Nguzo Saba Kwanzaa Principle #6
Day #6: December 31
Kuumba (koo-OOM-bah) 
Creativity

To do always as much as we can, in the way that we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful than when we inherited it.

Practice Kuumba every day!


Nguzo Saba Kwanzaa Principle #7
Day #7: January 1
Day of Meditation
Imani (ee-MAH-nee) 
Faith

To believe with all our hearts in our parents, our teachers, our leaders, our people and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

Practice Imani every day!
 


   

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Practice the Principles of Kwanzaa, every day!  

Kwanzaa yenu iwe na heri!
(kwahn-ZAH YEH-noo EE-weh nah heh-REE)
Happy Kwanzaa!
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