First Day of Kwanzaa Umoja - Unity

Welcome to the first day of Kwanzaa... 

What is Kwanzaa and how long does it last? Check back tomorrow when I will review two Kwanzaa children's books and tell you more about the celebration.

I will tell you that it is celebrated from December 26 through January 1 and each day represents a different word.

Today's word is..............

Umoja...

What does Umoja mean?

Unity!

Here is a link to the Official Kwanzaa web site:

http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/index.shtml

Here is the link to the Wikipedia information on Kwanzaa:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa

See you tomorrow for more information and a review of Kwanzaa books.

Happy reading!!!!!!!!!!

Until the next time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A children's book a day, keeps the scary monster away!