December Issue 2023

Kwanzaa is a week-long U.S holiday that celebrates
African American culture, values, history, family, and community (11,12).
The seven nights of Kwanzaa begin December 27th and end January 1st, with
each night highlighting a different principle of Kwanzaa (11,12). The holiday
was created in the mid-1960s by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a black college
professor, in response to the Watts Rebellion, which resulted in 34 deaths,
over a thousand injured, and thousands arrested (11,12). Dr. Karenga created
Kwanzaa to unify the black community (11,12). While there is no traditional
menu, African or African-inspired dishes, such as jambalaya and Jollof rice,
are typically served (13).
R E F E R E N C E S :
1 . G R O C E R 6 . T R A D I T I O N A L C H R I S T M A S D I N N E R S I N A M E R I C A .
M O R T O N W I L L I A M S . P U B L I S H E D D E C E M B E R 1 7 , 2 0 1 8 . A C C E S S E D
O C T O B E R 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 . H T T P : / / M O R T O N W I L L I A M S . C O M / P O S T / T R A D I T I O N A L -
C H R I S T M A S - D I N N E R S - I N - A M E R I C A
2 . U . S E M B A S S Y . A M E R I C A N S C E L E B R A T E C H R I S T M A S W I T H M A N Y
T R A D I T I O N S . U . S . E M B A S S Y I N S W I T Z E R L A N D A N D L I E C H T E N S T E I N .
H T T P S : / / C H . U S E M B A S S Y . G O V / H O L I D A Y - C A L E N D A R / A M E R I C A N S -
C E L E B R A T E - C H R I S T M A S - M A N Y - T R A D I T I O N S /
3 . D E C I C C I O E . W H Y D O W E E A T T U R K E Y O N T H A N K S G I V I N G ? C N B C .
P U B L I S H E D N O V E M B E R 2 4 , 2 0 2 0 .
H T T P S : / / W W W . C N B C . C O M / 2 0 2 0 / 1 1 / 2 4 / W H Y - D O - W E - E A T - T U R K E Y - O N -
T H A N K S G I V I N G - T H E - N E W S - W I T H - S H E P A R D - S M I T H . H T M L
4 . R O T K O V I T Z M . L E A R N A B O U T T H E H I S T O R Y B E H I N D C H R I S T M A S F O O D
T R A D I T I O N S . T H E S P R U C E E A T S . P U B L I S H E D A U G U S T 2 8 , 2 0 2 0 .
H T T P S : / / W W W . T H E S P R U C E E A T S . C O M / T R A D I T I O N A L - C H R I S T M A S -
S P E C I A L T Y - F O O D S - 1 6 6 5 6 4 5
5 . D A V I S O N B . P E R S P E C T I V E | T H E H I D D E N H I S T O R Y O F C H R I S T M A S
D I N N E R . W A S H I N G T O N P O S T .
H T T P S : / / W W W . W A S H I N G T O N P O S T . C O M / N E W S / M A D E - B Y -
H I S T O R Y / W P / 2 0 1 7 / 1 2 / 2 2 / T H E - H I D D E N - H I S T O R Y - O F - C H R I S T M A S -
D I N N E R / . P U B L I S H E D D E C E M B E R 2 2 , 2 0 1 7 .
6 . D I A S E . A B R I E F H I S T O R Y O F E G G N O G . T I M E . P U B L I S H E D D E C E M B E R
2 1 , 2 0 1 1 . H T T P S : / / T I M E . C O M / 3 9 5 7 2 6 5 / H I S T O R Y - O F - E G G N O G /
7 . W I L S O N A . A B R I E F H I S T O R Y O F T H E G I N G E R B R E A D H O U S E . T H E
G U A R D I A N . H T T P S : / / W W W . T H E G U A R D I A N . C O M / T R A V E L / 2 0 1 8 / D E C / 2 2 / A -
B R I E F - H I S T O R Y - O F - T H E - G I N G E R B R E A D - H O U S E . P U B L I S H E D D E C E M B E R
2 2 , 2 0 1 8 .
8 . C H A B A D . O R G . W H A T I S H A N U K K A H ? - I N F O Y O U N E E D A B O U T
C H A N U K A H . @ C H A B A D . P U B L I S H E D D E C E M B E R 1 1 , 2 0 0 3 .
H T T P S : / / W W W . C H A B A D . O R G / H O L I D A Y S / C H A N U K A H / A R T I C L E _ C D O /
A I D / 1 0 2 9 1 1 / J E W I S H / W H A T - I S - H A N U K K A H . H T M
9 . W A X M A N O B . T H E S U R P R I S I N G O R I G I N S O F 5 H A N U K K A H
T R A D I T I O N S . T I M E . P U B L I S H E D D E C E M B E R 1 1 , 2 0 1 7 .
H T T P S : / / T I M E . C O M / 5 0 5 4 8 7 7 / H I S T O R Y - H A N U K K A H - T R A D I T I O N S /
1 0 . K A P U T K , W A S S E R M A N T . G L O B A L H A N U K K A H C U I S I N E : W H A T
W E E A T A N D W H Y . R E F O R M J U D A I S M .
H T T P S : / / R E F O R M J U D A I S M . O R G / R E F O R M - J E W I S H - L I F E / F O O D -
R E C I P E S / G L O B A L - H A N U K K A H - C U I S I N E - W H A T - W E - E A T - A N D - W H Y
1 1 . H I S T O R Y . C O M E D I T O R S . K W A N Z A A . H I S T O R Y . P U B L I S H E D
D E C E M B E R 8 , 2 0 2 1 . A C C E S S E D N O V E M B E R 2 , 2 0 2 3 .
H T T P : / / H I S T O R Y . C O M / T O P I C S / H O L I D A Y S / K W A N Z A A - H I S T O R Y
1 2 . K W A N Z A A . N A T I O N A L M U S E U M O F A F R I C A N A M E R I C A N
H I S T O R Y A N D C U L T U R E .
H T T P S : / / N M A A H C . S I . E D U / K W A N Z A A # : ~ : T E X T = K W A N Z A A % 2 0 W A S % 2
0 C R E A T E D % 2 0 I N % 2 0 1 9 6 6
1 3 . B L U S T E I N A . T H E C U L I N A R Y T R A D I T I O N S O F K W A N Z A A |
I N S T I T U T E O F C U L I N A R Y E D U C A T I O N . W W W . I C E . E D U . P U B L I S H E D
D E C E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 2 1 . A C C E S S E D N O V E M B E R 2 , 2 0 2 3 .
H T T P S : / / W W W . I C E . E D U / B L O G / T R A D I T I O N A L - K W A N Z A A - F O O D