Karamu Ya Imani is usually held on which day of the Kwanzaa period?

Karamu Ya Imani is usually held on which day of the Kwanzaa period? The sixth day.

Karamu Ya Imani is commonly described as Kwanzaa’s communal feast of faith, usually held on the sixth day, December 31. It takes place near the end of the seven-day observance and serves as a major gathering for family, friends, food, music, cultural expression, and reflection.

The feast is associated with the sixth Kwanzaa principle, Kuumba, meaning creativity, although the event itself is not simply another name for that principle. Kwanzaa begins on December 26 and concludes on January 1, so the sixth day falls on New Year’s Eve.

Karamu celebrations may include drumming, dancing, libations, readings, artistic performances, candle-lighting, and discussion of African history or the day’s principle. The term is sometimes shortened to Karamu, which can cause confusion with the full expression Karamu Ya Imani. The seventh day, January 1, is instead associated with Imani, or faith.