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 ...

Every year on December 26, the annual commemoration of African-American culture that is Kwanzaa begins. Observed predominantly in the US and across nations of the African diaspora in the Americas ...

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 ...