The candle lit on the first day of Kwanzaa symbolizes unity, as did the crowd that gathered for the third annual Motor City Kwanzaa Kinara lighting ceremony in downtown Detroit.

Culture Celebrating Hanukkah and Kwanzaa is easier than ever this year — as long as you can find the right candles Coinciding holidays beg for a joint Kwanzakkah observance.

“Everyone is welcome to embrace Kwanzaa’s principles,” the city announced in a press release, adding, “The Kinara’s candles are designed to light each day until the full Kinara is lit ...

If you need a candle holder for this upcoming Kwanzaa, a Cobishowkase UNITY AFRICA PYRAMID Kwanzaa Kinara is handmade by artisans in Ghana, so each work of art is a Kwanzaa decoration unique to you.

Kinara is the Swahili word that means candle holder and candles are lit every night of Kwanzaa representing the seven principles of the holiday.

There will be daily ceremonies with food, decorations and other cultural objects, such as the kinara, which holds seven candles. At many Kwanzaa ceremonies, there is also African drumming and dancing.

In honor of the seven-day Kwanzaa celebration, the City of Detroit is constructing the Motor City Kwanzaa Kinara in Campus Martius.

LaWanda Thompson, left, helps Adage Lana Giles, 10, light the center black candle of a kinara during a Kwanzaa celebration at the Winter Park Community Center on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. The ...

A candle is lit each night on the kinara. It holds seven candles, one black, three green and three red. They represent the people, the struggle and the future, as well as the seven principles.

Kwanzaa features daily ceremonies with food, decorations and other cultural objects, such as the kinara, which holds seven candles.