Kwanzaa begins today in Minnesota

Kwanzaa Begins Today in Minnesota

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(ABC 6 News) – Across the world, people celebrated the first day of Kwanzaa today.

The week long African-American holiday celebrates family, community and culture. Each day people light a candle to represent one of the key principles of the Kwanzaa here in Rochester.

The SPARK Children’s Museum will be holding a Kwanzaa event all this week.

And for the first time, the city of Minneapolis is officially observing the holiday.