Imani Faith To believe with all our heart in our people our parents our teachers our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

Imani meaning kwanzaa. By Brooklyn Reader January 1 2020. On January 1st the final day of Kwanzaa celebrants light the last green candle for the principle of imani. According to Karenga the name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza meaning first fruits.

We seek to believe with all of our heart in our people parents teachers leaders righteousness and the victory of the struggle. Imani which means faith emphasizes family and community traditions as a spiritual center. That means honoring our best traditions as a family and community.

Lighting the Seventh Candle On the last day of Kwanzaa when we light the final candle we celebrate Imani or faith. To see other posts in the series use the links below. 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.

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. The seventh principle is belief in ourselves as individuals and as a people. Imani The focus is on faith.

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. This is the theme of January 1 2021. Further it is a commitment to the development of.

With 2019 being declared the Year of Return in Ghana celebrating Kwanzaa this year is all the more special for our community. The seventh principle of Kwanzaa is Imani which means Faith. Kwanzaa is an African American celebration of community family and culture that helps us to reconnect with our African roots.