Citywide Kwanzaa Celebration

The Office of Multicultural Ministry will host the 37^th Annual Citywide Kwanzaa Celebration on Thursday, December 27, 2018, 6:00 p.m. at Catholic Enrichment Center, 3146 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40211. The original date was Saturday, December 29, 2018, 12:00 p.m. This is a community-wide family event filled with music, prayer, African drumming, food, a celebration of history and much more. Kwanzaa, which means “first fruits of the harvest” in the African language Kiswahili, is a seven-day harvest festival celebrated December 26 – January 1. This is a celebration of family, community and culture. It is not a religious holiday. Kwanzaa was founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, Professor and Chair of the Department of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach. At the heart and center of Kwanzaa are the Nguzo Saba, The Seven Principles, one for each day of the observance. For further details, please call the Office of Multicultural Ministry at 502/636-0296, ext. 1245 or the Catholic Enrichment Center at 502/776-0262.