Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration of African culture and community in the United States since its founding in 1966.

AUGUSTA, Ga. - The day after Christmas marked the first day of Kwanzaa, a holiday that’s being celebrated across the two-state region. The weeklong nonreligious holiday festival, which runs ...

Kwanzaa is celebrated every year from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. It always lasts seven days for the seven principles. This year, it will be from Thursday, Dec. 26 to Wednesday Jan. 1.

What Kwanzaa does stress is ethics, which brings forth the best of African and human thought and practice and offers a basis of common ground,” Karenga said in a 2000 interview with Belief Net.

Springfield Kwanzaa Collective president Ayanna Crawford, second from left, explains the symbols of Kwanzaa during a celebration at the Springfield, Massachusetts, city hall, Dec. 27, 2023.

This year, it will be from Thursday, Dec. 26 to Wednesday Jan. 1. What religion is Kwanzaa celebrated in? There is no religion associated with Kwanzaa as it was created to be a nonreligious holiday.

Kwanzaa has grown in popularity in the decades since its founding and is celebrated by 3% of the country, according to a 2019 AP-NORC survey.

John Amis. This photo taken Dec. 8, 2009 shows Ruth Ndiagne Dorsey with a Kwanzaa setting set up for a media photo at her church, The Shrine of the Black Madonna, in Atlanta.

Kwanzaa has grown in popularity in the decades since its founding and is celebrated by 3% of the country, according to a 2019 AP-NORC survey. The holiday spans seven days from the day after ...

Kwanzaa has grown in popularity in the decades since its founding and is celebrated by 3% of the country, according to a 2019 AP-NORC survey. The holiday spans seven days from the day after ...

Kwanzaa has grown in popularity in the decades since its founding and is celebrated by 3% of the country, according to a 2019 AP-NORC survey. The holiday spans seven days from the day after ...