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Helping our customers to prepare for Kwanzaa 2020. 4 years ago ·
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Abibisika (Black Gold) Points
These are beautiful. We were just discussing the pros and cons of Kwanzaa a week or two ago especially as it relates to alienation from reality.-
Living in amurkkka, there is definitely a sense in which we are alienated from these principles at large. For instance, even with practicing ujamaa, we are at a loss, bc we can’t actually claim ownership of land here.-
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It was actually more about how alienated from nature and the environment one must be to celebrate a first fruits of the harvest festival in the middle of winter and how a lot of these holidays are appendages of the nearest krakkkaday (umoja karamu, Black love day, n.k.)
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😆. Yes, I sometimes forget about the harvest element, especially being that we live on the north east coast. We harvested our last crops months ago. And “the new year”, in the middle of this season is preposterous 😒
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I’m still grateful for coming together during this time. We really need the sharing of Afrakan inner-chi, especially with it being so cold.
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Can you explain this more about the appendages to krakka days?-
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Abibisika (Black Gold) Points
Meaning Kwanzaa is an appendage to chris-mess, umoja karamu is an appendage to thankstaking/thanksfaking and Black love day is an appendage of invalid-times day.
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oh ok. I see what youre saying. So theyre just black versions of krakkkadays. Inckuding kwanzaa and its unrealistic to celebrate because of the climate here weather or otherwise. So do you and your fam still celebrate? I wasnt aware that you had a discussion or presentation about it. Id like to hear and know more as I do try to acknowledge the days(principles). I no longer participate in western hell-i-daze myself.
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AfRaKan people have a deep Ourstory of celebrations, feasts & observances. We acknowledge the changing of times & seasons in celebratory fashion. Christmas, just as christ, is the imitator of our ancient concepts. There is sankofa in Kwanzaa. We look back at our Ancestors, we remember, & we celebrate in a way that is conducive to where we are, when we are. During this & every time of solstice, “as above, so as below. Right now, “Nyame biribi wo soro na ma me nsa nka!” – Creator, there is something going on in the heavens, pray let it reach me! We celebrate Kwanzaa collectively, & appeal to the Divine with in us, & outside of us, to help us remember to be Maatic AfRaKans. ABIBIFAHODIE!
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