kwanzaa

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。

And some black Americans observe another holiday , kwanzaa .

而一些非裔美国人则庆祝另一个节日宽扎节。

May your home be full of family at Kwanzaa

愿您的家庭在宽扎文化节人丁兴旺

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。

Did you just gesture at me when you said kwanzaa ?

你说宽札节是在指我吗？

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。

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。

Holly : Hey , why do you know so much about Kwanzaa anyway ?

荷莉：嘿，你怎麽会知道那麽多广栽文化节的事情啊？

Jack : Have you ever attended a Kwanzaa celebration ?

杰克：你参加过宽札节的庆祝活动吗？

Kwanzaa means @ first fruits of the harvest @ in the African language Kiswahili .

在非洲西瓦斯里语中，宽札的意思就是丰收的第一颗果实。

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。

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。

Kwanzaa is a KiSwahili word meaning " the first fruits of the harvest . "

宽扎在斯瓦西里语中是指“最先收获中的果实”。

This way , people who celebrate Kwanzaa can enjoy the spirit of the holidays without all the commercial activities of Christmas .

这样，庆祝宽扎节的人们就可以完全抛开圣诞节的一切商业活动，尽情受节日的欢乐。

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。

But Kwanzaa is a young holiday .

但是宽扎节是个年轻的节日。

The people who created Kwanzaa used the word for " first fruit " in Swahili , one of the largest languages in Africa .

建此节日的人从非洲使用最广的语言之一斯瓦希里语中选用了表示初收果实的词宽扎。

Kwanzaa is a cultural festival during which African-Americans celebrate and reflect upon their rich heritage as the products of two worlds .

宽扎节是一个文化节日。期间非裔美国人举行庆典，反思他们承自美国和非洲两个世界的丰富文化遗产。

Be Sensitive to Traditions : Find out whether your business greeting card recipients observe Christmas , Hanukah , or Kwanzaa .

注意传统习惯：事先调查清楚你要寄商务贺卡的人是喜欢过圣诞节，光明节还是宽扎节。

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？

Dr Karenga liked the characteristics of the African festivals so much that he used them to write the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa .

卡格博士是如此的嗜好非洲的节特甚至于他用这些写出了宽扎文明节七个章程。

Kwanzaa is based on seven principles which are unity , self-determination , collective work and responsibility , cooperative economics , purpose , creativity and faith .

宽扎节建立在七项原则之上：团结、自主、合作、责任、合作经济、目标、创造性和信仰。

Was it Christmas ? Was it Kwanzaa ?

他等的是圣诞节吗，是宽扎节吗

There are gifts to buy for Christmas , Hanukkah and the African-American celebration of Kwanzaa .

他们要购买圣诞节、光明节和非裔美国人解放的庆祝活动所需的礼品。

Each day of Kwanzaa , usually before the evening meal , family and friends gather around the table and someone lights a candle , beginning with the black .

宽扎节每日通常在晚餐之前，亲友齐聚桌旁，会有人点亮蜡烛，从黑色蜡烛开始。

We should put up some Christmas lights , a menorah for Chanukah , and for Kwanzaa ...

我们也应该挂上圣诞灯，犹太光明节的烛台，以及宽扎节的…

Since Kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy , people celebrate it by lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa .

由于宽扎文化节是一个既娱乐又学习的时间，所以，人们常常每天点着蜡烛讨论宽扎文化节的原则，以此来庆祝这个节日。

Kwanzaa was born in1966 , when Dr Maulana Karenga created a new festival so that African-Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture .

宽扎文化节诞生于1966年，当时，毛拉。卡伦格博士创建了一个新的节日以便美国黑人能够庆祝他们的历史和文化。

The East African language of KiSwahili was chosen as the official language of Kwanzaa because it is a non-tribal language , spoken by a large portion of the African population .

东非语言斯瓦西里语选作宽扎节的官方语言，是因为它不是部落语言，大部分非洲人都会说。

Not a religious holiday , Kwanzaa is , rather , a seven-day celebration that begins on Dec.26 and continues through jan.1 .

宽札节并不是一个宗教节日，7天的庆祝活动从12月26日开始到1月1日结束。