【英语翻译TheBirthOfAFestivalYouprobablyknowthatChristmas,theSpringFestivalandRamadanareimportantholidaysintheworld.ButhaveyouheardaboutKwanzaa?Kwanzaaisaseven-dayfestivalcelebratingthecultureandhistoryofAfrican】
英语翻译
TheBirthOfAFestival
YouprobablyknowthatChristmas,theSpringFestivalandRamadanareimportantholidaysintheworld.ButhaveyouheardaboutKwanzaa?Kwanzaaisaseven-dayfestivalcelebratingthecultureandhistoryofAfricanAmericans.TheweekfollowingChristmasDay,manyAfrican-Americanfamiliesgettogethertogreetthenewyearandthinkaboutthepast.
AfricanAmericanshavealonghistoryandarichculture,butKwanzaaisayoungholiday.Kwanzaawasbornin1966,whenpeoplecreatedanewfestivalsothatAfricanAmericanswouldbeabletocelebratetheirhistoryandculture.ThepeoplewhocreatedKwanzaausedthewordfor“firstfruit”inSwahili,oneofthelargestlanguagesinAfrica.TheychosethewordbecausetherearemanyfestivalsinAfricacalled“first-fruit”festivals.TheAfricanfirst-fruitfestivalshadmanythingsincommon:peoplewouldgettogethertocelebratetheirharvest;theyusedtogivethanksfortheirharvestsandforlife;theyusedtohonourtheirancestors,celebratetheirpast,andthegrouporsocietytheylivedin.Thefestivalswereawaytocelebratehistoryandculture,aswellasthenewyear.
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