Kwanzaa Facts
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@futurebird That was also the time of blaxploitation cinema, right?
Yes. And that's a part of it too. Who gets to define us?
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Kwanzaa Facts
1. Kwanzaa is a made up holiday.
2. So is every other holiday.
3. Anyone can celebrate Kwanzaa.
4. It was created by Black, (mostly American and Christian*) people in the 1970s to celebrate Black history and the influence of African culture in the African diaspora and to assert the presence of Black people in US culture.
5. Most Black Americans don't celebrate Kwanzaa.
6. It is not a holiday tied to any particular religion.#2 isn't entirely true.
I'm a pagan, and follow the solstices and equinoxes. Those are celestial events that define the shortest day, longest day, and equal day/night across the whole earth.
The solstices and equinoxes predate, well, biologic matter.
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#2 isn't entirely true.
I'm a pagan, and follow the solstices and equinoxes. Those are celestial events that define the shortest day, longest day, and equal day/night across the whole earth.
The solstices and equinoxes predate, well, biologic matter.
Even the concepts of dawn and sunset are made up.
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Kwanzaa Facts
1. Kwanzaa is a made up holiday.
2. So is every other holiday.
3. Anyone can celebrate Kwanzaa.
4. It was created by Black, (mostly American and Christian*) people in the 1970s to celebrate Black history and the influence of African culture in the African diaspora and to assert the presence of Black people in US culture.
5. Most Black Americans don't celebrate Kwanzaa.
6. It is not a holiday tied to any particular religion.@futurebird Israel is probably involved
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@futurebird Israel is probably involved
I have no idea what you mean by this. But what I suspect you mean isn't good. However I won't make an assumption and will ask: What on earth are you talking about?
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I have no idea what you mean by this. But what I suspect you mean isn't good. However I won't make an assumption and will ask: What on earth are you talking about?
@futurebird I mean they sow division in America who knows what they are capable of
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@futurebird I mean they sow division in America who knows what they are capable of
@pheelinwhitney @futurebird what has this got to do with Kwanzaa?
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@pheelinwhitney @futurebird what has this got to do with Kwanzaa?
@gsuberland @futurebird its almost like zionists want people to stop celebrating Christmas, i mean they hate it, they're the ones who made the old song White Christmas that started the trend of removing Jesus from Christmas
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@futurebird I mean they sow division in America who knows what they are capable of
False, racist and antisemitic. It's racist because it implies that Black Americans can't come up with any new ideas without being puppeted around. Antisemitic because it implies that there is a Jewish conspiracy to "sow division"
It's just a needlessly ugly way to look at a holiday that is literally about unity.
If you feel like Kwanzaa is divisive that's from YOU. Inspect why you think that. I've invited you to join the celebration. Just say "no thanks" if it bugs you.
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@gsuberland @futurebird its almost like zionists want people to stop celebrating Christmas, i mean they hate it, they're the ones who made the old song White Christmas that started the trend of removing Jesus from Christmas
Kwanzaa literally starts right after Christmas. For Christians who celebrate the holidays kind of amplify each other.
It's never been a "replacement" for Christmas. The idea is kind of horrifying honestly.
