The black candle, representing Umoja (unity), is placed in the center and lit on the first day of Kwanzaa to represent that people come first. Red candles, representing Kujichagulia (self ...

The black candle, which represents unity, is lit on the first day of Kwanzaa. Red candles are placed to the left and green to the right and are lit in that order. The order of the candles ...

Each night, one of those candles is lit. The candles are the same colors as the Kwanzaa flag: Black representing the people, red their struggle and green their hope. Large Kwanzaa celebrations ...

Kwanzaa, which honors ... followed by the other symbols, like the candle holder, crops, corn and unity cup. The Mishumaa Saba consists of seven candles. One black candle represents the people ...

One of these candles is lit each night. The candles are the same colours as the Kwanzaa flag: Black represents the people, red represents their struggle and green represents their hope.