It is traditionally celebrated in the United States between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1. According to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the holiday is rooted in first fruit ...

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An earlier version of the celebration, first shown by Krimmel at the 1812 ... and an assortment of customers buying fruit from an old woman at a table. Although a well-dressed group of blacks ...

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 ...

It was created by an Africana professor named Maulana Karenga in 1966, who drew from a South African first-fruits celebration and the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza to create the holiday.