SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- On the first day of Kwanzaa, the WorldBeat Cultural Center is hosting a free event.
The event includes traditional libations, drum call, Karamu traditional feast and Kwanzaa poetry by Johnnierenee Nia Nelson.
Doors open at 6 p.m. at the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park for the free event.
Kwanzaa is an African American holiday celebrated from December 26 through January 1.
The center will be celebrating five of seven days of Kwanzaa with master of ceremonies, Tukufu Kalonji.
Kwanzaa is based on the agricultural celebrations of Africa called “the first fruits,” which were times of harvest.
