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Kwanzaa
宽扎节
Kwanzaa is a seven-day holiday celebrated in the United States and other countries by people of African descent.
宽扎节是一个为期七天的节日，由美国和其他国家的非洲人后裔庆祝。
It is celebrated from December 26 to January 1 each year.
节期是每年的12月26日至1月1日。
The celebration is dedicated to honoring African culture and working together as a community.
庆祝活动致力于纪念非洲文化，并作为一个社区共同努力。
Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Mualana Kareng.
宽扎节于1966年由姆拉纳·卡伦创立。
Kareng was an African studies professor at California State University.
卡伦是加州州立大学的非洲研究教授。
According to him, Kwanzaa comes from the Swahii language and means "first fruit".
据他介绍，宽扎节来自斯瓦希语，意思是“初熟的果实”。
Kareng wanted to create a holiday for African- Americans as a way for them to reconnect with their heritage.
卡伦想为非裔美国人创造一个节日，作为他们与传统重新联系的一种方式。
The colors of Kwanzaa are black,red,and green.
宽扎节的颜色是黑色、红色和绿色。
These colors are seen in decorations such as African pieces of art, baskets, and cloth.
这些颜色可以在装饰品上看到，比如非洲的艺术品、篮子和布料。
Millions of African-Americans wear African clothes during Kwanzaa and decorate their homes with fruit and vegetables.
数百万非洲裔美国人在宽扎节期间穿着非洲服装，用水果和蔬菜装饰他们的家。
Each day, a family will celebrate one of seven different principles of their African heritage, such as unity, faith, and community.
每一天，一个家庭都会庆祝他们非洲传统的七个不同原则中的一个，比如团结、信仰和社区。
Then, they light a candle.
然后，他们点燃一支蜡烛。
The candles are put on a candleholder called a"Kinara".
蜡烛放在一个叫做“基纳拉”的烛台上。
The middle candle is black, the three candles on one side of the Kinara are red, and the other three candles are green.
中间的蜡烛是黑色的，基纳拉一侧的三支蜡烛是红色的，其他三支蜡烛是绿色的。
On the sixth day of Kwanzaa, families remember their ancestors and get together for a big dinner called a "Karamu".
在宽扎节的第六天，各家各户会纪念他们的祖先，并聚在一起吃一顿名为“卡拉默”的大餐。
Traditional African-American dishes, which include chicken, fish, rice, beans, peas, sweet potatoes, and other vegetables are served.
这是传统的非裔美国人菜肴，包括鸡肉、鱼、米饭、豆类、豌豆、红薯和其他蔬菜。
Like Christmas, there are gifts which are exchanged on the seventh day.
和圣诞节一样，他们会在第七天交换礼物。
Books are always included because they symbolize the importance of learning about history and tradition.
书籍总是包括在内，因为它们象征着学习历史和传统的重要性。
Kwanzaa is a way of celebrating the end of the year by honoring African culture and traditions and to start the new year with family members as well as the community.
宽扎节是一种通过尊重非洲文化和传统来庆祝一年结束，并与家庭成员和社区一起开始新的一年的方式。
