Celebrating Kwanzaa during the pandemic

Museum creates video for people who want to celebrate the holiday at home Dr. Mary Allen lights the kinara during the taping of a video on how to celebrate Kwanzaa at home.DUANE C. FERNANDEZ SR./HARDNOTTSPHOTOGRAPHY.COM BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES Historically, there have been local public Kwanzaa celebrations in Flagler and Volusia counties. The holiday, which focuses on African American culture and borrows from many African cultures and tribes, runs from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1. This year, the African American Museum of the Arts in DeLand has created a video that can be accessed online. It gives details on how to celebrate the holiday. “We did a virtual talk about Kwanzaa. The museum is closed due to COVID-19. We have been doing our celebration for the last 16 years. This is the first year we didn’t have it. We decided to teach the public about the holiday,’’ said Dr. Mary Allen, executive director of the museum. A how-to guide The video will be available during the Kwanzaa holiday online at www.vimeo.com/deepfocusnews. Deep Focus News is an online community news blog created by Daytona Times photographer Duane C. Fernandez Sr. The video also covers the principles and symbols of Kwanzaa.…
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