First fruits festivals are celebrated in December and January in Southern Africa, to coincide with the southern solstice. Karenga purposely chose for Kwanzaa to have seven letters in its name in ...

Kwanzaa, Kwanza, means the celebration of the first fruits, of which we did all over Africa, is the celebration of the first fruit. So we add an A onto that, so we just expand it out," said Mboya ...

Kwanzaa is derived from the phrase "matunda ya kwanza" which means "first fruits." A unique feature of Denver's celebration is the "Circle of Wisdom". On the first night of Kwanzaa, four elders in ...

Communities around the globe honor the fall harvest season with fun celebrations—Here are ... and only when he eats the first fruit can his people partake of the harvest. Updated in 2017 ...