By:Zohrak Arzumanyan and Jessica Green
The holiday seasons are near. Whether it is lighting the kinara or menorah, hanging ornaments on the Christmas tree, enjoying the festival of lights or just spending time with the family.
According to http://www.holidays.net/kwanzaa/principles.htmMaulana Karenga first came up with the idea of Kwanzaa to give Africans and African Americans an alternative to the existing holiday and to give them an opportunity to celebrate themselves and their history, rather than simply imitating the practice of the dominant society.
Kwanzaa celebrates seven principles. These include Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity) and Imani (Faith).
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| Whether you celebrate Kwanzaa or Christmas, the holiday season is all about cherishing your family and friends. |
“I love Kwanzaa because it’s a a time we get together as a family and love each other,” said junior Duval Wilson.
Hanukkah is a special tradition celebrated by lighting a candle every night on the menorah for eight days. Each night a candle is lit and a present is given to someone else. Hanukkah starts at the beginning of December, and a big ceremony is held on the first night.
“I guess I like Hanukkah because it’s different to me. I’m not Jewish, but I celebrate it. My favorite thing about it is the first night of the candle lighting. I also like the presents a lot,” said junior Logan Carpenter.
Dawali is a five day festival of food, games and lights. During the holiday of Diwali participants light small oil-filled lamps to announce the triumph of good over evil.
“Diwali is the coming together of family; we try to have as muh lights as possible because Diwali is the festival of lights. The food and celebration is our favorite part,” said senior Anshul Garg.
Christmas is a holiday celebrated on December 25 to traditionally pay a tribute to the birth of Jesus. However, Christmas is celebrated many different ways. Some people bake fresh cookies and leave them for Santa, hang their stockings up and leave presents under a fresh- cut pine tree for others to open.
Others celebrate this holiday with singing songs, playing games and getting together for a big, homemade family dinner.
“My favorite thing about Christmas is seeing my dad since I don’t get to see him much. I also enjoy staying up until midnight with my family and opening my presents. It’s a very exciting experience that only gets to happen once a year. I’m a really big fan of food, and the food on Christmas is outstanding,” said sophomore Luis Reynoso.
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