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Karamu: in general, a west African word meaning feast. A '''Karamu Ya Imani''' (''Feast of Feasts'') is a feast that takes place on December 31, the sixth day of the ] period. A Kwanzaa ceremony may include drumming and musical selections, libations, a reading of the African Pledge and the Principles of Blackness, reflection on the Pan-African colors, a discussion of the African principle of the day or a chapter in African history, a candle-lighting ritual, artistic performance, and, finally, a feast, a '''Karamu'''.


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The Karamu feast was developed in ] during a 1971 citywide movement of Pan-African organizations. It was proposed by ] of ] as a communitywide promotonial and educational campaign. The initial Karamu Ya Imani occurred on January 1, 1973 at a 200-person gathering at the Ridgeland club.<ref name="Joseph">{{cite book|last=Mayes|first=Keith|editor=Peniel Joseph|editorlink=Peniel E. Joseph|title=The Black Power Movement: Rethinking the Civil Rights-Black Power Era|year=2006|publisher=Taylor & Francis Group|isbn=978-0-415-94596-7|pages=244–245}}</ref>

In 1992, the ] of Chicago held one of the largest Karamu Ya Imani celebrations in the country. It included dancing, a youth ensemble and a keynote speech by NBUF and prominent black nationalist leader ].<ref name="McFarland">{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-12-25/entertainment/9204270266_1_three-red-candles-seven-principles-black-candle|title=Kwanzaa Is A Time Of Reflection - Chicago Tribune|last=McFarland|first=Melanie|date=December 25, 1992|work=]|accessdate=24 December 2011}}</ref>

==Celebration==
*Lauren Gorine (fiestentak)
*Kukaribisha (Welcoming)
*Kuumba (Remembering)
*Kuchunguza Tena Na Kutoa Ahadi Tena (Reassessment and Recommitment)
*Kushangilla (Rejoicing)
*Tamshi la Tambiko (Libation Statement)
*Tamshi la Tutaonana (The Farewell Statement)

==References==
*{{Citation|last1=Medearis|first1=Angela Shelf|title=The Seven Days of Kwanzaa|publisher=Scholastic Paperbacks|year=1994|isbn=0-590-46360-8}}
*{{Citation|last1=Seton|first1=Susannah|title=Simple Pleasures for the Holidays|publisher=Conari|year=2000|isbn=1-57324-515-1}}
*{{Citation|last1=Brady|first1=April A.|title=Kwanzaa Karamu|publisher=Lerner Publishing Group|year=2000|isbn=0-87614-842-9}}
*{{Citation|last1=Karenga|first1=Maulana|title=Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture|publisher=University of Sankore Press|year=1998|isbn=0-943412-21-8}}
*{{Citation|last1=Marsh|first1=Carole|title=Kwanzaa: Activities, Crafts, Recipes, and More!|publisher=Gallopade International|year=2003|isbn=0-635-02173-0}}
*{{Citation|last1=Anganza|first1=Maitefa|title=Kwanzaa: from Holiday to Every Day|publisher=Kensington Publishing Corporation|year=2007|isbn=0-7582-1665-3}}
*{{Citation|last1=Gamble-Gumbs|first1=Ida|title=How to Plan a Kwanzaa Celebration|publisher=Cultural Expressions, Inc.|year=1998|isbn=0-9629827-1-7}}
*{{Citation|last1=Hintz|first1=Martin|title=Kwanzaa: Why We Celebrate It the Way We Do|publisher=Capstone Press|year=1996|isbn=1-56065-329-9}}
*{{Citation|last1=Asante|first1=Molefi K.|last2=Mazama|first2=Ama|title=Encyclopedia of Black Studies|publisher=SAGE|year=2005|isbn=0-7619-2762-X}}

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