Nguzo Saba
Kwanzaa Principle #1
Day #1: December 26
Umoja (oo-MOE-jah)
Unity
To strive for and maintain unity in the family,
community, nation and race.
Practice
Umoja
every day!
Nguzo Saba
Kwanzaa Principle #2
Day #2: December 27
Kujichagulia (koo-jee-cha-goo-LEE-ah)
Self Determination
To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for
ourselves and speak for ourselves.
Practice
Kujichagulia
every day!
Nguzo Saba
Kwanzaa Principle #3
Day #3: December 28
Ujima (oo-JEE-mah)
Collective Work & Responsibility
To build and maintain our community together
and to make our Brother's and sister's problems, our problems and to solve them together.
Practice
Ujima
every day!
Nguzo Saba
Kwanzaa Principle #4
Day #4: December 29
Ujamaa (oo-JAH-mah)
Cooperative Economics
To build and maintain our own stores, shops and
other businesses and to profit from them.
Practice
Ujamaa
every day!
Nguzo Saba
Kwanzaa Principle #5
Day #5: December 30
Nia (nee-AH)
Purpose
To make as our collective vocation the building
and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional
greatness.
Practice
Nia
every day!
Nguzo Saba
Kwanzaa Principle #6
Day #6: December 31
Kuumba (koo-OOM-bah)
Creativity
To do always as much as we can, in the way that
we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful than when we inherited it.
Practice
Kuumba
every day!
Nguzo Saba
Kwanzaa Principle #7
Day #7: January 1
Day of Meditation
Imani (ee-MAH-nee)
Faith
To believe with all our hearts in our parents,
our teachers, our leaders, our people and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.
Practice
Imani
every day!
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