Kwanzaa 2009, Kwanza Turns 43 - The holiday Ron Karenga created

Kwanzaa turns 43 year old this year (2009). Kwanzaa,  the alternative to Christmas mainly celebrated by African-Americans, was created in 1966 by Ron Maulana Karenga.  Ron  Maulana Karenga, a...

Kwanzaa – The Phony, Non-Christian Holiday :: MAXINE

"As an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrated by millions throughout the world African community, Kwanzaa brings a cultural message which speaks to the best of what it means to be African and human in...

Getting Into the Chrismakuh and/or Chrismahanukwanzakah Spirit

Now that Festivus has come and gone for another year, it's time to turn our attention to another TV-inspired holiday: Chrismakkuh. Chrismakkuh (also spelled Chrismakuh) is an interfaith holiday that blends...

December Holidays That Aren't Christmas

While Christmas is the best-known December holiday, there are a number of others during this month. Some have come and gone, while others still remain to be celebrated. December 1st - KrampusKrampus is the...

Kwanzaa Starts Today

Admit it, you don't know what Kwanzaa really is. That's OK- the History Channel has you covered:"Kwanzaa is a non-religious African American holiday which celebrates family, community, and culture. It is...

Thanksgiving Celebrations from Around the World

I found this article about the history of  a day called "Thanksgiving "from around the world. Although the celebrations may be different days and came about for different reasons, it is basically a day to...

Ann Coulter Calls Kwanzaa a Lunatic Blend of Black Racism

"I love Ann Coulter. And now that Ann Coulter has dissed the so-called African-American holiday called Kwanzaa, calling it "a lunatic blend of schmaltzy '60s rhetoric, black racism and Marxism," I love Ann Coulter all the more for being a white woman bold enough to diss a...

'Twas The Night Before Christmas

"So is Christmas really all about the Three Magi or is it the most successful modern capitalist celebration foisted on the public?"

How to overcome the blues in this season of high expectations.

It's that time of year again, when into the dark little month of December we squeeze Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve, and a myriad of other celebrations...and all the office parties and community gatherings that go with them. Throw into the mix a generous dose of...

O'Reilly: "[I]s there a 50 Cent that we have to put up" for Kwanzaa?

"From the December 19 edition of Westwood One's The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly: CALLER: I don't think that any religious symbol other than the Nativity should be put up during Christmas because Christmas is a federal holiday. Hanukkah is not, and winter solstice...

Tannenbaum

"Lets get Christ out of Christmas and just go back to celebrating it as a pagan heathen holiday. Ever since a bunch of evangelical right wingers and their Fox media syncophants decided to put Christ back into Christmas everyone is attacking poor Christmas Trees."

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