Does anyone really celebrate Kwanzaa?

Kwanzaa is a holiday spent by some african american people. I think, personally that it isn't fair. African americans already have a month to themselves. If whites where to name a holiday for themselves, we would all be labeled "racist."

Probably some people out there do. I don't. Kwanzaa is a made up holiday I think.

For those that keep saying that all holidays are made up, you are missing the point. Those wise people before you that made the statement that Kwanzaa is a made up holiday, are not doing you folks justice by explaining to you like a child. I will It is a made up holiday in the sense that it represents no event or person in history or present. I am not going to get into details of each of these events, I hope you can use the Internet for more details if required. Christmas - the birth of Jesus. Easter - the rise of Jesus after death. 4th of July (for us Americans) - Independence Day Thanksgiving - (again for us Americans) giving thanks to the local tribes that helped the settlers during their beginning. Kwanzaa...uhm...created by a sociopath that kidnapped, rapped and beat two African American women for two days straight. Went to prison..wanted to cloud over his past and place misdirection about his racist/communist views, created a week of deception. Knowing that his audience, willing to cling to almost anything that isn't deemed "white", would happily embrace this without question. That is why it is termed, a made up holiday. Enjoy, happy holidays!

Like you say -- sororities, fraternities; also churches and other community groups. But most of all families and friends in the privacy of each other's homes. Kwanzaa has been called the fastest growing celebration of its kind in modern history, with estimates ranging from 15 million to 30 million celebrants world wide, from a virtual zero starting point 40 years ago. Of course, the overwhelming majority of celebrants are in the U.S. but the tradition is honored by folks in Canada, the Caribbean, England, and some locations in African nations. Peace.

An African-American scholar and social activist, Ron Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 as the first African-American holiday. Karenga said his goal was to "...give Blacks an alternative to the existing holiday and give Blacks an opportunity to celebrate themselves and history, rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society." The name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase "matunda ya kwanza", meaning "first fruits". The choice of Swahili, an East African language, reflects its status as a symbol of Pan-Africanism, especially in the 1960s. Kwanzaa is a celebration that has its roots in the black nationalist movement of the 1960s, and was established as a means to help African Americans reconnect with their African cultural and historical heritage by uniting in meditation and study of "African traditions" and "common humanist principles." The first Kwanzaa stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service on October 22, 1997 at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, California. In 2004 a second Kwanzaa stamp, created by artist Daniel Minter was issued which has seven figures in colorful robes symbolizing the seven principles. The origins of Kwanzaa are not secret and are openly acknowledged by those promoting the holiday. Many Christian and Jewish African-Americans who celebrate Kwanzaa do so in addition to observing Christmas and Hanukkah.