<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/reference/holidays/kwanzaa-history-traditions-information/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/reference/holidays/kwanzaa-history-traditions-information/</a><div class="preview-container"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/reference/holidays/kwanzaa-history-traditions-information/"><img class="link-preview-img" src="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/###/archaeologyandhistory/2020/12/kwanzaa-explainer/kwanzaa-96210353.ngsversion.1608657580159.adapt.1900.1.jpg"><div class="link-prev-title">Kwanzaa celebrates African-American heritage. Here’s how it came to be—and what it means today.</div></a><div class="link-prev-desc">Since its founding in 1966, the weeklong holiday has been observed with candle lighting ceremonies, feasts, and reflections on past struggles and future hopes.</div></div>