Imani which means faith emphasizes family and community traditions as a spiritual center.

Imani meaning kwanzaa. Further it is a commitment to the development of. Like African American History Month Kwanzaa is a part of the cultural fabric of America and is a special time for African Americans to celebrate the joys of family and community to African their. First fruits festivals exist in Southern Africa celebrated in DecemberJanuary with the southern solstice and Karenga was partly inspired by an account he.

Day 7 IMANIFaith IMANI FAITH. The ancient Egyptian double symbol of the ankh life and djed pillar stability endurance serves here as a symbol of steadifastness in commitment to the Good the Right and the Beautiful in life. Faith After Kwanzaa is Just the Beginning of the Journey.

The seventh principle is belief in ourselves as individuals and as a people. We seek to believe with all of our heart in our people parents teachers leaders righteousness and the victory of the struggle. With 2019 being declared the Year of Return in Ghana celebrating Kwanzaa this year is all the more special for our community.

To believe with all our heart in our Creator our people our parents our teachers our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle The Seventh Principle is faith which is essentially a profound belief in and commitment to all that is of value to us. It can focus on religious faith faith in the future of a larger community or faith in oneself as a valuable participant in the world. Kwanzaa is an African American celebration of community family and culture that helps us to reconnect with our African roots.

On January 1st the final day of Kwanzaa celebrants light the last green candle for the principle of imani. That means honoring our best traditions as a family and community. To believe with all our heart in our people our parents our teachers our leaders.

To see other posts in the series use the links below. Lighting the Seventh Candle On the last day of Kwanzaa when we light the final candle we celebrate Imani or faith. Imani the Seventh Principle of Kwanzaa means Faith Imani faith is the profound belief in and commitment to all that is of value to us as a family community people and culture.