They honor ancestors and also serve as a symbolic opening to the seven principles that embody Kwanzaa. The festival ends joyfully on the evening of December 31, when in rooms decorated in red, green and black, a communal feast, the Kwanzaa Karamu, brings together friends, neighbors and family. Much as their African ancestors did, celebrants delight one another with succulent dishes redolent of the harvest. Because Kwanzaa so values the handmade, and places so much importance on paying honor to ancestors, a Kwanzaa family album is a most appropriate project, especially for little ones just learning about the family's heritage. At the Kwanzaa celebration, a journal or scrapbook can be passed around so that guests can enter memories of past loved ones, their accomplishments and personalities.
Children can write down things that they're proud of, such as doing well in school or sports.
Each year, the album can be added to, as more and more recollections of the past come to life again by the light of the Kwanzaa candles. All rights reserved.