Kwanzaa – Symbols Deified

The articulation of Afrikan symbology is a firm part of the exceptional gift of language that the Creator Supreme has bestowed upon the marvellous spirit and primary people of creation. The profoundly deep, meaningful and divine messages that Afrikan symbols carry goes way beyond the beautiful aesthetic they naturally possess. The wonderful observance of Kwanzaa has a magnificent of array of such symbols. Each of them carrying powerful substance reflecting divine essence. Here follows an articulation of the Kwanzaa symbol set with associations to Afrikan deities made by this author. As with deity associations from the same source made for the Nguzo Saba (Seven principles), this reflects the consistent oneness of flow for spirit life all year round:

Mazao (Crops) symbol of the wonderfully successful Afrikan harvest. This is a reflection of the harvest of living Afrikan achievement from seeds sown to the bountiful yield.  Oko is deity of the nurtured, cultivated and magnificently bountiful Afrikan harvest.

Muhindi (Ear of corn), symbol of fruit of the cornstalk represents the sacred Afrikan young. Ogun is the deity of the child born to be the unconquerable restorer and maintainer of righteous order.

Kikombe cha Umoja (Unity Cup) a symbol of oneness and a vessel for the pouring of Tambiko (Libation). The Creator Supreme is the ultimate force of oneness and within Afrikan life is powerfully summarised with the Garveyite Kiswahili utte rance: Mungu Moja ! Lengo Moja ! Dira Moja ! Yemanja is the deity of waterflow in all of its oneness, from the pouring of Tambiko (libation) to its prevalence in the Afrikan body to wherever else it exists in its worldwide abundance.

Mkeka (Straw Mat) representing the foundation of Afrikan tradition – Orunmila is the deity of the powerful wisdom tradition of the Afrikan continuum upon which the ascension of the Afrikan nation rests.

Kinara (Candle Holder) a symbol of the great ancestral realm from the beginning on the cradle of sacred Afrikan soil. Oya is the deity of just warriorhood that connects physically present Afrikans with their ancestral realm of greats. She brings forth the powerful enlivenment of Great Ancestors and punctuates that effort with the mighty forces of nature.    

Mishumaa Saba (Seven Candles) represent the values of the Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles) in the Garveyite colouration of Red, Black and Green.  The deity Elegbara is the messenger of all deities carrying the divine living articulation of imperative of ascension for Afrikan people of the world.

Zawadi (Gift). The Ultimate gift is the gift of all that is that is brought into being by the Creator Supreme. The sacred universe and the precious gift of Afrikan life comes from the Ultimate Divine and as such gift giving by Afrikan souls is a powerful phenomenon when it reflects and honours supreme divinity as an enlivener of Afrikan ascension.  

Bendera ya Taifa (Flag of the Nation). This is the Red, Black and Green flag created by Marcus Garvey who manifests the deity of Obatala as father of global Afrikan nationhood.

Bango la Nguzo Saba (Poster of the Nguzo Saba). The Nguzo saba poster is an expression of foundational spiritual and cultural fabric that comes out of the powerful Afrikan wisdom tradition. This is the domain of Orunmila, deity of knowledge and wisdom.

 

The disruption of the Maafa in recent centuries has seen enemy forces wallow in satisfaction of the pseudo existence they have imposed upon Afrikan souls tantamount to fragmentation and ruin. This can no longer stand. Victoriously, Afrikan souls continue their onward and upward ascension in the observance of Kwanzaa and all year round living.

The spiritual and cultural calendar of the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation is an expression of all-year- round harmonious consistent living for uplift. As such, the removal the alien-imposed contradictions of a fragmented annual cycle of Afrikan existence is inherent. The celebration of Kwanzaa is celebration of the successful cultivation of harvest of transformation from mere existence to natural divine living elevation of the Afrikan life – real life.