the people who created kwanzaa used the word for "first fruit" in swahili,

the dates were chosen so that kwanzaa begins one day after christmas and ends on new year's day.

选择这样的日期为的是宽扎节在圣诞节后的那一天开始到元旦结束。

the dates were chosen so that kwanzaa begins the day after christmas day and ends on new year's day.

这个日期的确定使得宽扎节从圣诞节后的第一天开始到元旦的那一天结束。

would you bake goodies, decorate, light the menorah or the kwanzaa candles?

你会去烤出好吃的东西、去装饰房间、点亮烛台吗？

colors of ancestors heard but not seen. may the strength of history live through you at kwanzaa.

祖先的色彩虽有耳闻，但未目睹。愿你在宽扎文化节能够汲取到历史的力量。

kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of african ameiricans.

宽扎文化节是美国黑人庆祝自己文化和历史的节日，前后持续七天。

please write a description of kwanzaa or another festival and then i will show your compositions on the screen if possible.

请描写另外一个你熟悉的节日，然后如果可能的话我将展示你们的作文。

families light a candle for each day of the kwanzaa holiday.

宽扎节的每一天里，各个家庭都要点燃一只蜡烛。

it is a very special event as it is the one kwanzaa event that brings us closer to our african roots.

这是一个非常特殊的节日，能够让我们更了解非洲文化。

jewish people celebrate the holiday of hanukkah. and some black americans observe another holiday, kwanzaa.

犹太人庆祝的是光明节，而有些黑人则庆祝另一个节日----万圣节。

kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of african america .

非裔美国人历史悠久，文化丰富，但是宽扎节是个年轻的节日。

african americans have a long history and a rich culture , but kwanzaa is a young holiday .

非洲裔美国人有着悠久的历史和丰富的文化，但宽扎节是一个年轻的节日。

kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy.

宽扎节既是喜庆的时刻，又是学习的机会。

hollie jones: "four years looking back, we've had some students will do hanukkah, some kwanzaa, some christmas. "

回首四年来，我们有些学生表现了光明节、宽扎节、和圣诞节。

on the last day of kwanzaa , family and friends gather to enjoy a large meal and to celebrate the new year.

在宽扎节的最后一天，亲戚朋友欢聚一堂，饱餐一顿，庆祝新年。

kwanzaa also has seven basic symbols which represent values and concepts reflective of african culture.

宽札还有七个基本的象征符号，体现了非洲文化的价值和观念。

roughly, 35 percent of the candle business is seasonal, surrounding the christmas, hanukkah, and kwanzaa holidays.

粗略地说，35蜡烛业务的比例是季节性的，围绕圣诞节，光明节，和宽扎节假期。

since kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy.

因为宽扎节是一个感悟和喜庆的时刻。

and of course the traditional kwanzaa feast!

当然还有卡瓦萨传统美食！

tonight is the first night of kwanzaa, and shantelle is spending the holiday with her family.

今晚是宽扎节的第一个夜晚，Shantelle正和她家人待在一起。非洲庆祝

this way , people who celebrate kwanzaa can enjoy the spirit of the holidays without all the commercial activities of christmas .

这样的话，庆祝宽扎节的人们就可以领略节日的精神实质而没有圣诞节的各种商业活动。