Kwanzaa will be celebrated starting the day after Christmas. Here's everything else you need to know about the long-running cultural celebration.

Join Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and Long Island Children's Museum to learn about the meaning behind the holiday. You'll also create a mkeka, which is a traditional straw mat used on the table during Kwanzaa, and a beaded ear of corn. The event takes place 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 27.

If the blast of cooler air in South Florida hasn’t put you in the holiday spirit, plenty of seasonal events are coming up to get you in the mood for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa is an annual celebration honoring Black history and culture. Here’s how and where to celebrate in the Triangle.

I grew up in a household where our holiday festivities focused on Christmas and New Year’s. After relocating to Southern California, we started observing the nonreligious Kwanzaa holiday, too. This gave us seven more days of celebration rooted in African-centered culture,