Observed predominantly in the US and across nations of the African diaspora in the Americas, people celebrating Kwanzaa honour their African ancestry by exchanging presents and enjoying a large feast with loved ones.
Kwanzaa occurs over the same seven days every year, from December 26 until January 1.
Kwanzaa has been compared to Juneteenth, an American holiday that occurs on June 19 to commemorate the abolition of slavery in the US state of Texas in 1865.
These seven principles are called Nguzo Saba, otherwise known as the “seven principles of African Heritage”.
Every year on December 26, the annual commemoration of African-American culture that is Kwanzaa begins.
