ThebirthofafestivalThebirthofafestivalKwanzaaKwanzaaUnit14ReadingSevencandles:sevendaysofthefestivalBlack:theblackpeopleRed:theirstruggleGreen:forthefutureandhopethatcomesfromtheirstruggle
Thecandleholder:symbolicoftheirroots----continentalAfricansCorn:Symbolicoftheblackpeople’schildrenandtheirfuturewhichtheyembody
Thinker:Thinkingofthesevenprinciples
Thecropsandvegetables:SymbolicofAfricanharvestcelebrationsGifts(somebooks…):EmphasizingtheAfricanvalueandtraditionoflearning
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Whatisthetextabout
•ThetitleofthetextTHEBIRTHOFAFESTIVAL,sowecanguessthatthetextwilldescribehowthefestivalwascreatedandexplainhow,whyandwhenitiscelebrated
•Weknowthatfestivalsareusuallycelebratedatacertaintimeoftheyearandthatpeopleusuallydospecialthings(likegivinggifts,lightingcandles,eatingcertainfoods,et