Does anybody celebrate Kwanzaa?

Kwanzaa was not created to replace Christmas. It was actually meant to bring people together and reaffirm the bonds between all people of African descent and it is not based on any religion. Dr. Maulana Karenga, the creator of this holiday, looked to African culture for inspiration, particularly the Africa "first fruit" festivals which are held to celebrate the harvest. My family is multi-racial and multi-cultural. We are Christian so of course we celebrate Christmas. I am also Latina so we celebrate Las Posadas and Dia de los Reyes (Three King's day or Epiphany) and we celebrate Kwanzaa because my husband and children are African American. Kwanzaa is a wonderful tradition in our family. It encourages unity and cooperation through the 7 Principles. It also extends our holiday season and gives us more reasons for celebrating. It is also a holiday that is child led and allows kids opportunities to be creative and reinforces lifelong skills.

what the hell is a kwanzaa???

I'm white so I guess I can't celebrate Kawanza, since it was especially designed for the black culture. For the blacks that don't agree with this newly installed 'holiday', you're welcome to join whites at Christmastime.

no

Given the origins and originator of this "holiday" I would think that celebrating it would be out of the question.

very few people do, most blacks celebrate Christmas...and some claim to celebrate both (although this is a violation of Kwanzaa then as it was started as alternative to Christmas...but many people fail to realize this)

Celebrating Kwanzaa is a choice, however for those that raise the argument that it's a "made up" holiday, you should recognize that all holidays were "made up" to remember and/or celebrate something. Mother's Day, Father's Day, President's Day, Valentine's Day, Flag Day. etc. None of these have any single event that triggered the event. All are meant to raise our consciousness.

Its not even a real or traditional holiday.Some radical Black guy invented it in the 60s....

Many white people are stupid. Always talking about something that they have no knowledge and understanding of, such as Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa was created by a black man. Hopefully in a hundred years white people won't try to claim that they created Kwanzaa and then it will become a white celebration. Much the same way they claim the African Egyptian history, by claiming that the original Egyptians were white people instead of them being black people from Africa.