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Originally Posted by Death by Mirrors

As far as I remember we have never had a Kwanzaa thread on Tris (or a Chanukah for that matter), so it would certainly be interesting to learn more about other cultures and traditions.

Okay! I'll definitely do my best to make a Kwanzaa thread here when the time comes. :)

When I was 15, I was invited to come and perform for a Kwanzaa event and I learned a lot about Kwanzaa during the celebration.
It's actually a pretty interesting holiday. And I think it's a myth that it's purely for African Americans. I mean, yeah, it was invited by African Americans to celebrate African heritage, but the principles (I feel) can be celebrated by anyone and can apply to any household.

Originally Posted by trystan830

Ava - "a lot of the aspects I liked about it were things I already had incorporated into my own life."
yeah, that sounds about right for me too.

I like to see the "good" in every religion, even if I don't follow it myself. I take bits and pieces of other's beliefs and find my own "truth" in them.

Maybe it's naive of me to focus on the "good" in people.. even "bad" people