The Food Traditions That Make Kwanzaa's Feast So Meaningful - Chowhound

SeventyFour/Shutterstock Like many of the winter holidays, the food traditions loom large over the vibrant tables of the Kwanzaa feasts. However, rather than being a religious holiday, like Christmas, Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday originally created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, an activist, author, and professor of Africana studies. The holiday is celebrated by many Black people, primarily in the United States,…