Why di black people want their own Christmas holiday?

My GF and her daughter are rather recent immigrants to the US from Africa. They were watching some documentary about Kwanzaa and called me laughing hysterically. I told them it was an American invention. But they still thought the whole thing was ridiculous.

Lousy misinterpretation of Swahili words and phrases, costumes that do not reflect actual African garb, or not consistent with regional norms, No connection with real African traditions or heritage that they could discern.

The whole thing and it's concepts were completely foreign to them. They know Christmas and Ramadan where they come from.

It seems that less than 2% of African Americans actually observe it. And I would imagine NO African immigrants whatsoever.

Honestly, it's probably not all that different than how man Irish (or Americans at large) celebrate St. Patrick's day, relative to what goes on in Ireland itself. Except Kwanzaa has a much heavier political element to it.

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I thought Kwanzaa was an airline

Christians took over pagan holidays

Christians seem to believe everything belongs to them and they have total ownership. Everything we celebrate has Pagon roots. Paganism was here long before the Christians and the Christians took the Pagan rituals and called them theirs.

Christmas was the Pagans winter solstice. It has nothing to do with Baby Jesus or his birthday. Easter was Ostara, the spring equinox.

Halloween was Samhain. St. Valentine's day was Iambic. Mayday is Beltane. Monday was Moon Day. Tuesday was Tyrs day, Wednesday was Odin's day, Thursday was Thor's day, Friday was Freya and Frigg day, Saturday was Saturns Day and Sunday was worship the sun day.

There's nothing divisive about Kwanzaa, but it doesn't matter what you choose.

I like to do the Watusi...

"Black people"? You mean one black man looking to sell white people a snake-oil holiday, right?

Then don't,, no one said you had to and no one cares if you don't.