The 7 candles stand for the 8 nights the eternal candle lit on 1-night's amount of oil.
I am not sure who wrote this, but I believe they are referring to the Jewish Menorah. The Kinara represents the spirit of Kwanzaa and is the similar in look, but drastically different in meaning from the Menorah.
The traditional Kwanzaa greeting is "Habari gani?" The answer is the principle for that day: umoja (unity), kujichagulia (self-determination), ujima (collective work and responsibility), ujamaa (cooperative economics), nia (purpose), kuumba (creativity), and imani (faith). Each principle is represented by a candle. There are 7 candles in total, one black in the middle, three red on the left and three green on the right. Hope this helps!
In the Kinara it hold seven (7) candles
A Kinara holds seven (7) candles.
Mishuma Saba is the name of the Kwanzaa candles. The seven candles are arranged in a special candle holder called the kinara. There are three red, one black and three green candles.
The crops, the mat, the kinara, the corn, the seven candles, the unity cup, and the gifts are the symbols of kwanzaa. Specifically, the kinara is the candle holder for the three red, one black and three green candles of the lighting ceremony aspect of kwanzaa. The candles celebrate unity, self-determination, collective responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
Seven (7) candles are found on the Kwanzaa kinara. Specifically, there are three red, one black, and three green. The previously mentioned colors are arranged in left-to-right order.
Nia is the principle for day five in Kwanzaa. It means "purpose." It is one of the seven principles that are celebrated by seven candles in the special candle holder called the kinara.
The eight nights the candles kept burning for the people in the hide out
there is no Christan (biblical) holiday celebrated with candles
The 7 candles stand for the 8 nights the eternal candle lit on 1-night's amount of oil. I am not sure who wrote this, but I believe they are referring to the Jewish Menorah. The Kinara represents the spirit of Kwanzaa and is the similar in look, but drastically different in meaning from the Menorah. The traditional Kwanzaa greeting is "Habari gani?" The answer is the principle for that day: umoja (unity), kujichagulia (self-determination), ujima (collective work and responsibility), ujamaa (cooperative economics), nia (purpose), kuumba (creativity), and imani (faith). Each principle is represented by a candle. There are 7 candles in total, one black in the middle, three red on the left and three green on the right. Hope this helps!
The crops, the mat, the kinara, the corn, the seven candles, the unity cup, and the gifts are the symbols of kwanzaa. Specifically, the kinara is the candle holder for the three red, one black and three green candles of the lighting ceremony aspect of kwanzaa. The candles celebrate unity, self-determination, collective responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
Children are symbolized in the ear of corn during kwanzaa.The other symbols during Kwanzaa are crops, the mat, the kinara, the seven candles, the unity cup, and the gifts. Specifically, the kinara is the candle holder for the three red, one black and three green candles of the lighting ceremony aspect of kwanzaa. The candles celebrate unity, self-determination, collective responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
Mkeka is the name of the woven mat that is one of the symbols of Kwanzaa.The other six symbols are crops, the kinara, the corn, the seven candles, the unity cup, and the gifts. Specifically, the kinara is the candle holder for the three red, one black and three green candles of the lighting ceremony aspect of kwanzaa. The candles celebrate unity, self-determination, collective responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.