'''Kwanzaa''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|w|ɑː|n|.|z|ə}}) is a made upan annual celebration of [[African-American culture]] from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called ''Karamu'', usually on the sixth day.<ref name="Why Kwanzaa">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-MY8I_kwJY&list=PLJMZrovNFcP-idSz-hriEx3xaSXWNtpBw&index=1&ab_channel=AHSSociety| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/c-MY8I_kwJY| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|work=[[Maulana Karenga]]|title=Why Kwanzaa Video|access-date=December 7, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It was created by activist [[Maulana Karenga]], based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of [[West Africa|West]], [[Eastern Africa|East]], as well as [[Southeast Africa]]. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966. 21st century estimates of how many Americans celebrate Kwanzaa are varied, from as few as a half a million to as many as 12 million.<ref name='natgeo'>
{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/kwanzaa-history-traditions-information |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417083943/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/kwanzaa-history-traditions-information |url-status=live |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |title=Kwanzaa celebrates African-American heritage. Here's how it came to be—and what it means today. |author=Amy McKeever |date=December 22, 2020 |publisher=National Geographic |access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref>