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Kwanzaa - do people actually celebrate this?

post #1 of 28
12/6/09 at 2:16am
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Just curious. I understand the desire by black people to feel connected to their roots, but it just seems bizzarre to me that people would celebrate a holiday made up by some guy in the 60's instead of any actual african holiday.
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post #2 of 28
12/6/09 at 2:18am
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Originally Posted by FidelCashflow View Post
Just curious. I understand the desire by black people to feel connected to their roots, but it just seems bizzarre to me that people would celebrate a holiday made up by some guy in the 60's instead of any actual african holiday.

Most holidays are made up by some dude at somepoint.
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post #3 of 28
12/6/09 at 2:20am
I've never met anyone that celebrates this.
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post #4 of 28
12/6/09 at 2:23am
I've heard of more people celebrating Festivus than Kwanzaa.
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post #5 of 28
12/6/09 at 2:23am
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I've heard of more people celebrating Festivus than Kwanzaa.

How many black people do you know?
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post #6 of 28
12/6/09 at 2:29am
I'll celebrate any holiday you've got.
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post #7 of 28
12/6/09 at 2:29am
http://www.hulu.com/watch/4507/futurama-kwanzaa
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post #8 of 28
12/6/09 at 3:48am
I'm sure there are some Kwanzonians around me. There is a local Kwanzaa fest, and I know merchants selling Kwanzaa apparel.

You simply move in the wrong social circles.
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post #9 of 28
12/6/09 at 9:36am
I can't find the source, but I remember reading/hearing as a joke that "Kwanzaa is just a holiday to trick white people into thinking that blacks might one day go back to Africa".
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post #10 of 28
12/6/09 at 10:08am
And while we're at it, Passover and Ramadan, those are bullshit too right?
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post #11 of 28
12/6/09 at 10:19am
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And while we're at it, Passover and Ramadan, those are bullshit too right?

No, because the celebration of Passover and Ramadan is very widespread. ?

All the black people I've ever known, even the ones who are from Africa as opposed to African-American in the common sense of the word, do not celebrate Kwanzaa. I'm sure there are people who celebrate it though.

And speaking of Festivus, I think most people air their grievances at holiday parties one time or another anyway...
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post #12 of 28
12/6/09 at 11:11am
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Originally Posted by FidelCashflow View Post
Just curious. I understand the desire by black people to feel connected to their roots, but it just seems bizzarre to me that people would celebrate a holiday made up by some guy in the 60's instead of any actual african holiday.
I thought it was more recent than the 60's, it seems to me it was the 80's but I may be wrong.
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post #13 of 28
12/6/09 at 11:48am
I live the NYC area. I have many black friends. I have many African immigrant acquaintances. I know many blacks from the Caribbean islands.

None of them celebrate Kwazaa.

Must be Hallmark pushing it.
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post #14 of 28
12/6/09 at 1:31pm
THe local black student union was doing a kwanzaa celebration at the quad on campus. I drove by just to check it out. There were 12 people there. The University has 10,000+ students.
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post #15 of 28
12/6/09 at 1:41pm
I know more white people than black people who celebrate Kwanzaa.
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