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To each his own but I don't celebrate #Kwanzaa because the "African" holiday isn't "African" -- not to mention the founder was a Marxist. But, most African Americans 78% come from W. Africa -- with a little over 50% coming from a Yoruba tradition (southern Benin & Niger-Congo).
If you want to celebrate your roots, well then do it:

It's called the Yoruba Religiion.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_re…
Been 'round for quite along time. It's the religious traditions many African Americans practised before The Monster came to throw us all on slave ships .
"According to Kola Abimbola, the Yoruba have evolved a robust cosmology. In brief, it holds that all human beings possess what is known as "Ayanmo"[4] (destiny, fate) and are expected to eventually become one in spirit with Olodumare (also known as Olorun, the divine creator
and source of all energy). Furthermore, the thoughts and actions of each person in Ayé (the physical realm) interact with all other living things, including the Earth itself"
A History Of The Yoruba People"
"Yoruba Traditions and African American Women's Narratives" on YouTube

Shango: The Yoruba God of Thunder (African History Explained)"

"A thousand generations live in you now"

-- Star Wars
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