Misconceptions About Kwanzaa: Is Kwanzaa Made-Up and Therefore Unworthy?

Afrikan people have cultivated, developed and created for themselves in their own way of ascension from the beginning and throughout the ages. This natural truism is beyond doubt whether through cursory examination or deep study. It is also natural truism that this primary people of the world creatively cultivated the land and its resources to produce that which sustained their lives. Again, a natural truism that is undeniable. In course of bringing forth produce Afrikan people since the most ancient of times have creatively celebrated their harvesting achievements in regular cycles.  Wherever Afrikan people have travelled their self-determined thrust and creative flow for their own ascension have etched an indelible mark of brilliancy in the annals of historical unfolding.  

The wonderful observance of Kwanzaa has been brought to fruition continuing the thrust of such natural truism throughout the history continuum. Kwanzaa is a wonderful vehicle of Afrikan self-cultivation and is at the same time a vehicle of celebrating the success of said self-cultivation. Kwanzaa  is beautifully rooted in and a continuance of the harvesting traditions that have been with the Afrikan since the earliest of times. The exceptional Afrikan creative genius flow has therefore been naturally applied in bringing all of these necessary elements together in a way that is relevant, applicable, empowering for the entire Afrikan world community in the now and time to come. This is a powerful and outstanding example of Afrikan creative restoration and ascension.  Kwanzaa is a magnificent truism of Afrikan culture.

According to a popular mainstream platform the phrase made-up is defined as:

“wearing make-up”

It can be said that wearing make-up hides or masks the natural self. Kwanzaa is certainly not a veneer or mask as it represents the restoration and elevation of the natural Afrikan self throughout its various levels. Amongst much else, the rooted value system of the Nguzo Saba at its core actually empowers the Afrikan to do away with masking and the pseudo-real, and for Afrikan souls to lift themselves with their own way of life.

The mainstream platform also offers another definition of the phrase made-up as:  

“invented; not true”

Certainly, the natural creative genius flow and innovation of the Afrikan is rightfully expressed through Kwanzaa and its coming forth as has already been highlighted. Indeed, creativity is expressed with the values at its core. For example, part of the value Kujichagulia (Self Determination) has the progressive charge for Afrikan souls to create for themselves. Further, of such importance is the Afrikan creative thrust that it has a principle of its own in Kuumba outlined thus:

Kuumba  (Creativity)

To do always as much as we can, in the best way we can in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

This is all grand truism of self-determined Afrikan cultural living. By contrast, this second  mainstream definition of made-up implies fabrication in falsehood. This could not be further from the truism of Kwanzaa.  

Kwanzaa is a powerful reality of Afrikan culture. It represents cultural restoration and elevation for the ascension of the Afrikan world community that it magnificently serves. Afrikan people live and so (imperatively) does their own culture. Clearly, Kwanzaa had to be established to exist. However, to suggest that Kwanzaa is made-up in that it is a fabrication of falsehood is gross misconception.

Kwanzaa is one of the essential cultural observances of life within the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation. The Universal Royal Afrikan Nation (URAN) is an Afrikan-centred spiritual and cultural mission for ascendancy that embodies living spiritually and culturally rooted life. To find out more about URAN and its spiritual-cultural mission for liberty and nationhood click here. The exquisite URAN pendant can be obtained online by clicking here.

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Also, in the approach to the important cultural observance of Kwanzaa, the text: From Pert-En-Min to Kwanzaa - A Kuumba (Creative) Restoration of Sacred First Fruits by this author is available to purchase online here. This publication provides informative detail on the of the Kwanzaa celebration. You can also visit the institution of Yemanja to pick up a copy.

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