Pan AfRaKan Amen Days
The reason that we Celebrate our Ancient Indigo society is to acknowledge and express gratitude for the systems of our Ancient Ancestars that worked. We glean from "our- story", of cultures for the diaspora, that addresses our needs in the present, to establish our values and principles, and apply ways of achieving and living an optimal life! Fundamentally, human beings have not changed. We still need to know and understand life-creating and life-sustaining ways of living in harmony with creation; also, bearing in mind that the Isfit and Maafa of war with Colonizers and their continued systemic racism strategies, has disconnected and disrupted our way of life as Indigo people, from our systematic and organized approach to living in balance and harmony with creation on this planet.
We have the power in the palm of our hands, and we are taking steps to take back and recover and continue forward. We are making a sustainable way of life for our children and future generations. We are, adapting and evolving The culture of our Ancestars, to make it relevant for our day and times.”
Under the guidance of Seba, Nuta Beqsu Amen-Ra, of Amen Par Ankh: With the Blessings of her High Priest, Sasteh Meter, Amen Par Ankh of Kansas City, Missouri, We have regenerated the 4 Seasons of the Equinoxes and Solstices for our community.
These Sciences and metaphysics were taught through parables
and analogies...
There are hundreds of stories of the Mother and Sun icon, that had been told and retold through the ages to venerate the exceptional relationship of mother and child (Sun), to the highest honor and virtue of the crown of life.
Marcus Garvey, in full Marcus Moziah Garvey, was born August 17, 1887, St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica—(died June 10, 1940, London, England), Was a charismatic Black leader who organized the first important American Black Nationalist Movement (1919–26), based in New York City's Harlem.
There are hundreds of stories of the Mother and Sun icon, that had been told and retold through the ages to venerate the exceptional relationship of mother and child (Sun), to the highest honor and virtue of the crown of life.
Our Annual Schedule of Amen Par Ankh consists of:
- The Heru Peret Seed Festival and KaMaTa New Year -
Winter Solstice Transition and Vernal Equinox- from December 25th through April
- The Ausar Ankh Festival and Kemetic
Summer Solstice Celebration / from May through July
- The Sheps Ancestor Ascension Ceremony
of the Autumnal Equinox Celebration / from August through November (October (Day of the Ancestors- October 31st, Nov. 1st and 2nd)
- The Birth of Heru and Ressurection of Ausar -
The Winter Solstice Ceremony / From November to December 24th
*Malcolm X Day- May 19th
Malcolm X Day is an American holiday in honor of Malcolm X that is celebrated on either May 19 or the third Friday of May. The commemoration of the civil rights leader has been proposed as an official state holiday in the U.S. state of Illinois in 2015 and in Missouri as recently as 2019
*Fat Tuesday
*Juneteenth- June 10th -19th
*Black August- August 17th Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr.
ONH was a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the U.N.I.A. Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa.
Born: August 17, 1887, Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica
Died: June 10, 1940, London, United Kingdom
Organizations founded: Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League,
Children: Marcus Mosiah Garvey, III
Spouse: Amy Jacques Garvey (m. 1922–1940), (Amy Ashwood Garvey -m. 1919–1922)
Edited works: The Negro World Weekly Newspaper - February 19, 1921 Pages 1 Through 10,
*African Liberation Day- 15th of April
ALD was founded in 1958 when Kwame Nkrumah convened the First Conference of Independent States held in Accra, Ghana and attended by eight independent African states. The 15th of April was declared "African Freedom Day," to mark each year the onward progress of the liberation movement, and to symbolize the determination of the people of Africa to free themselves from foreign domination and exploitation.
Between 1958 and 1963 the nation/class struggle intensified in Africa. Seventeen countries in Africa won their independence and 1960 was proclaimed the Year of Africa. Further advances were made with the defeat of U.S. imperialism in the Caribbean. On the 25th of May 1963, thirty-one African Heads of state convened a summit meeting to found the Organization of African Unity (OAU). They renamed African Freedom Day "African Liberation Day" and changed its date to May 25th.
Sheps (Ancestars) Ascension Days
For almost 96 percent of the world's population, ritual offerings and prayers to deceased blood relatives are an integral part of everyday life. People of Eastern cultures such as the Chinese, Koreans, Indians, Japanese, and Tibet, along with great segments of the populations of South America, Mexico, Cuba, Bali, Indonesia, Polynesia, Mongolia, the Eastern Baltics, Iceland, and New Guinea offer respect to and seek guidance from their ancestors. Yet because most of us in the Western world were raised in the Jewish, Islam, and Christian traditions, which proscribe ancestor worship, Western newcomers to KMT or Ifa tend to be skeptical of it. Ancestor worship fits perfectly into the Ifa devotee's integrated view of the physical and spiritual worlds.
*Egungun Festival
The Egungun are a secret society among the Yoruba people of Ede, Oyo State, Nigeria. The major Egungun festival takes place during the Equinox in June when members of the society come to the marketplace and perform masked dances. The masks they wear represent ancestral spirits and may cover the whole body or just the face. It is considered dangerous to see any part of the man who is wearing the mask.
The masqueraders all dance simultaneously, although each has his own drum accompaniment and an entourage of chanting women and girls. The festival climaxes with the appearance of Andu, the most powerful mask. It is believed that the spirits of the deceased possess the masqueraders while they are dancing, and although it promotes a feeling of oneness between the living and the dead, the festival also inspires a certain amount of mystery and superstition.ORIGINS
The Egungun Festival is part of the religious practices of the Yoruba people of Ede, Nigeria. The Yoruba religion is based on oral traditions. Beliefs and practices are preserved by passing history, customs, and traditions from one generation to the next. Authority for interpreting events and establishing proper conduct of ethics and morals rests with a bureaucratic structure of rulers who function in both religious and political realms.
According to traditional Yoruba belief, all power in the universe emanates from a supreme being, Olodumare. Olodumare, known as the owner of everlasting abundance, among many other praise names, holds all power and is the giver of all life. Olodumare is the mystical remote source of all things and is not identified by gender. All that exists, including supernatural divine realities and natural earth realities, are part of Olodumare.
As the supreme almighty source, Olodumare is directly involved in the affairs of the earth through a complex core of sub-divinities called orisa. The orisa are authoritative divine emissaries and serve as intermediaries between the people of earth and Olodumare. They are the major objects of veneration and ritual obligation. The names and numbers of orisa vary according to national and local customs, but they number in the hundreds. Some are more nationally known while others may be only venerated according to localized custom.
The Egungun is a secret society among the Yoruba people of Nigeria. A hereditary chief called the Alagba heads the society, which celebrates its most important festival in June. Members of the society come to the marketplace and perform dances for the Timi, or chief, wearing MASKS that represent the spirits of deceased ancestors. Which spirits are worshipped each year is decided by the Oracle. A man who is instructed by the oracle to worship his ancestor has a special mask made for the dance. Although he himself doesn't participate in the dance, he is considered the owner of the mask. He takes it to the Alagba, along with appropriate gifts, and the Alagba secretly appoints a member of the Egungun society to wear it during the festival.
About thirty masqueraders in long, colorful robes gather in a grove not far from town and then arrive as a group to perform their dances in the marketplace. Some Egungun dance in one place, while others make sudden movements toward the surrounding spectators. When one leaps forward, the young men acting as guards lash out with their whips to prevent anyone from coming near the masked figure. The high point of the festival is the appearance of Andu, the most important and powerful mask. The other masqueraders clear a path for him, and the drums beat louder and faster as Andu rushes into the marketplace.
It is the Egungun who listen to the requests of the living and carry their messages back to the ancestral community in heaven. Women who are having difficulty conceiving, for example, frequently ask the masked figures to grant them, children. The responses of the Egungun can be fierce as well as generous. They expect their descendants to uphold the highest moral standards and are quick to expose the evil thoughts that neighbors harbor against one another. Even though the annual appearance of the Egungun in the streets of Yoruba towns and villages inspires a certain amount of fear, it also assures the people of their continued guidance.
The word "Egungun" is sometimes translated literally as "bone" or "skeleton." Yoruba is a tonal language. When the word is pronounced with the correct tone, it means "masqueraders." Today there is a thriving community of Egungun worshippers in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, where they wear the colorful costumes of their Nigerian counterparts.
SYMBOLS AND CUSTOMS
Masks
Some of the Egungun masks consist of colored cloth and leather that cover the entire body while the dancer looks out through a closely knitted net. Others are wooden masks worn in front of the face, and still, others are carved heads worn on top of the dancer's own head. The mask-wearers are always accompanied by men holding sticks or whips who keep the crowd from getting too close. This is because it is considered extremely dangerous to approach the spirits of the deceased. According to an old Yoruba proverb, "Even a Prince cannot go near an Egungun with impunity." Anyone who saw even part of the man who was wearing the mask could be subjected to punishment.
Each mask represents the spirit
The Yoruba honor the annual return of the ancestors to the world of the living during the season of the yam harvest. Their arrival not only brings a blessing upon the crops but stands as a reminder that it was the ancestors who first cultivated Yoruba land.
When a Yoruba man dies, the Egungun are especially concerned about the separation of the dead from their former life. So after a certain amount of time has elapsed, the widow is led to a mound of earth that represents her husband. From this, she takes a yam, which symbolizes the last gift she will receive from him. Then, a week or so later, one of the Egungun visits her house and calls to the dead person in a high-pitched or nasal voice. This is a signal for the dead person to leave the earth and his family behind.
The Egungun Festival is part of the religious practices of the Yoruba people of Ede, Nigeria. The Yoruba religion is based on oral traditions. Beliefs and practices are preserved by passing history, customs, and traditions from one generation to the next. Authority for interpreting events and establishing proper conduct of ethics and morals rests with a bureaucratic structure of rulers who function in both religious and political realms.
According to traditional Yoruba belief, all power in the universe emanates from a supreme being, Olodumare. Olodumare, known as the owner of everlasting abundance, among many other praise names, holds all power and is the giver of all life. Olodumare is the mystical remote source of all things and is not identified by gender. All that exists, including supernatural divine realities and natural earth realities, are part of Olodumare.
As the supreme almighty source, Olodumare is directly involved in the affairs of the earth through a complex core of sub-divinities called orisa. The orisa are authoritative divine emissaries and serve as intermediaries between the people of earth and Olodumare. They are the major objects of veneration and ritual obligation. The names and numbers of orisa vary according to national and local customs, but they number in the hundreds. Some are more nationally known while others may be only venerated according to localized custom.
The Egungun is a secret society among the Yoruba people of Nigeria. A hereditary chief called the Alagba heads the society, which celebrates its most important festival in June. Members of the society come to the marketplace and perform dances for the Timi, or chief, wearing MASKS that represent the spirits of deceased ancestors. Which spirits are worshipped each year is decided by the Oracle. A man who is instructed by the oracle to worship his ancestor has a special mask made for the dance. Although he himself doesn't participate in the dance, he is considered the owner of the mask. He takes it to the Alagba, along with appropriate gifts, and the Alagba secretly appoints a member of the Egungun society to wear it during the festival.
About thirty masqueraders in long, colorful robes gather in a grove not far from town and then arrive as a group to perform their dances in the marketplace. Some Egungun dance in one place, while others make sudden movements toward the surrounding spectators. When one leaps forward, the young men acting as guards lash out with their whips to prevent anyone from coming near the masked figure. The high point of the festival is the appearance of Andu, the most important and powerful mask. The other masqueraders clear a path for him, and the drums beat louder and faster as Andu rushes into the marketplace.
It is the Egungun who listen to the requests of the living and carry their messages back to the ancestral community in heaven. Women who are having difficulty conceiving, for example, frequently ask the masked figures to grant them, children. The responses of the Egungun can be fierce as well as generous. They expect their descendants to uphold the highest moral standards and are quick to expose the evil thoughts that neighbors harbor against one another. Even though the annual appearance of the Egungun in the streets of Yoruba towns and villages inspires a certain amount of fear, it also assures the people of their continued guidance.
The word "Egungun" is sometimes translated literally as "bone" or "skeleton." Yoruba is a tonal language. When the word is pronounced with the correct tone, it means "masqueraders." Today there is a thriving community of Egungun worshippers in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, where they wear the colorful costumes of their Nigerian counterparts.
SYMBOLS AND CUSTOMS
Masks
Some of the Egungun masks consist of colored cloth and leather that cover the entire body while the dancer looks out through a closely knitted net. Others are wooden masks worn in front of the face, and still, others are carved heads worn on top of the dancer's own head. The mask-wearers are always accompanied by men holding sticks or whips who keep the crowd from getting too close. This is because it is considered extremely dangerous to approach the spirits of the deceased. According to an old Yoruba proverb, "Even a Prince cannot go near an Egungun with impunity." Anyone who saw even part of the man who was wearing the mask could be subjected to punishment.
Each mask represents the spirit
*Yam Harvest Festivals
The Yoruba honor the annual return of the ancestors to the world of the living during the season of the yam harvest. Their arrival not only brings a blessing upon the crops but stands as a reminder that it was the ancestors who first cultivated Yoruba land.
When a Yoruba man dies, the Egungun are especially concerned about the separation of the dead from their former life. So after a certain amount of time has elapsed, the widow is led to a mound of earth that represents her husband. From this, she takes a yam, which symbolizes the last gift she will receive from him. Then, a week or so later, one of the Egungun visits her house and calls to the dead person in a high-pitched or nasal voice. This is a signal for the dead person to leave the earth and his family behind.
*Odunde June 20th - 29th
ODUNDE originates with the Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa. It means "Happy New Year." Odunde is celebrated during the Afrakan new year, of the Summer Solstice- June 21st-22nd. The ODUNDE festival is an occasion marked by joy and hope, a joy which is highlighted by a colorful procession to the River (at noon) where offerings of fruits and flowers are made to Oshun, the Goddess of the River. The religion, called IFA, embraced by the Yoruba people is very old. It involves the worship of one God and 401 Orishas (manifestations). Included in its three tiers of worship is “Ancestor remembrance” in the offering of libations, divination, and other such acts.
OSHUN is one of the orishas worshiped in the Ifa religion. She is one of the youngest orishas and is a female energy. As the orisha of the river, she represents beauty, vanity, sensuality, and attractiveness. Everyone is invited to participate in the revered processional to the river. The offerings to OSHUN is one of the sacred aspects of ODUNDE, During the processional to the river praise, is given to all orishas, in the Yoruba language, especially to OSHUN. Oriki, (songs) are sung in a particular order with the BATA, special two-headed drums used only for special occasions.
Once the processional reaches the bridge, incantations and prayers are offered in Yoruba. The Priest or Priestess asks OSHUN if our offerings are acceptable. Once a positive response is interpreted participants are given instructions to make their offerings.
The celebration then transforms into a joyous street fair Complete with live music, dance performances, food, activities, and an authentic African marketplace, the Odunde Festival brings a celebration of Africa every June.
*Heroes' Day Namibia August 26th
Heroes' Day is a national holiday celebrated annually on 26 August in Namibia. The day commemorates the Namibian War of Independence which began on 26 August 1966 at Omugulugwombashe. Celebrations occur in different places, often in the northern regions of Namibia, near important battle zones. Thousands of people gather to watch leaders such as Sam Nujoma, Hifikepunye Pohamba, and Nahas Angula bestow honors, such as military medals and officially commemorate veterans of SWAPO's military wing the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) for their heroic service during the war. A war memorial was established on Heroes' Day in 2002 outside of Windhoek, named Heroes' Acre.
*African Traditional Medicine Day
Celebrated August 31. After the adoption in 2000 of a resolution on promoting the role of traditional medicine in health systems by the regional health ministers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, African Traditional Medicine Day was initiated in 2003 under the theme "Traditional Medicine: Our Culture, Our Future." African Traditional Medicine Day was designed to raise the awareness and the profile of traditional medicines of Africa as well as promote their integration into national, continental and diasporic health systems.
*Dia da Consciência Negra November 20th
Dia da Consciência Negra (Day of Black Awareness) the annual event is held on November 20 in Brazil. The celebration is one of reflection upon the Pre Colonial presence of Afrikan peoples in Brazill and the South American continent. Also, the atrocities incurred during the captivity and enslavement of Africans and their resolve to self-liberation and self-governance. The day is marked as the anniversary of the death of Zumbi dos Palmares (1655–1695), the last leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares one of the independent African republics in Brazil. Part of a week-long event of Black awareness celebrating the contributions to society by Brazilian citizens of African descent. Dia da Consciência Negra has been celebrated since the 1960s resulting in the 13th of May being recognized as a holiday commemorating Brazil's abolishment of slavery.
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*Umoja Karamu
Umoja Karamu, translated as "unity feast" in English, is an Afrakan American legacy of history and harvest celebration initiated in 1971 by Dr. Edward Sims, Jr. Umoja Karamu is held on the fourth Sunday in November. Its purpose is to instill solidarity, Afrakan values, and appreciation of Afrakan heritage into Afrakan families. Salutations to The African American Flag, Singing of the Afrakan American Anthem, African Spiritual libations to honor Ancestors, historical readings, and an abundant harvest feast marks the observance.
http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com/2013/11/umoja-karamu-2013.html
The celebration is based on five significant periods of Afrakan life in America, each represented by a color.
1. Afrakan Sovereignty
Represents Afrakan family prior to the invasions and influence of Europeans and Arabs. The color Black and Black beans are used to delineate the unity of the Afrakan people.
2. Maafa (Afrakan Holocaust)
The captivity of Afrakans during the Maafa. Rice Symbolizes the scattering of black families during slavery and the attempted destruction of Afrakan civilization culture.
3. Abolition of enslavement and eventual Emancipation for Afrakans in America
The fight against forced labor and captivity in the United States of America through revolts, Civil Rights and the Black Power movements. The color red and red juice is used to represent those who lived and died in service of liberation.
4. Struggle for Re-Afrakanization Human and Civil Rights movement
National Liberation. The fight for decolonization of Afrakan countries the formation of the Organization for Afrakan Unity and the diasporic Afrakan liberation movements. The color green signifies the land and the struggle for Afrakan unification with cultural hegemony.
5. Envisioning the Afrakan Future
The Future of Afraka and Afrakans. Exemplified in The Afrakan Union, The African Socialist International, and The Sankofa Movement among others. Afrakan-Centered perspectives for the future. The color gold points to celebrants to plan and build for future posterity.
*Kwanzaa
2016 Is The 50th year Anniversary of KWANZAA
KWANZAA is a Pan-African holiday that celebrates family, community, and culture. Celebrated from 26 December thru 1 January, its origins are in the first harvest celebrations of Africa from which it takes its name. The name Kwanza is derived from the phrase "Matunda ya kwanza" which means "first fruits" in Swahili, a Pan-African language that is the most widely spoken African language. We must remember that the seasons are in reverse south of the Equator. Even though it is cold in North America, It is Summertime and harvest season below the equator. The Father of KWANZAA is Dr. Mulana Karenga. KWANZAA with the extra "A" is also an acronym abbreviating the 7 youth participants of the first experience.
The 7 Days of KWANZAA is an African American Holiday celebration, commencing on the day after Winter solstice, December 26th until January 1st. KWANZAA means, "the first fruits of the harvest." We use the African Market trade language of Ki Swahili to express a universal Pan-African heritage.
Habari Gani is a Swahili word for "what's the news." We use this word to announce each day of KWANZAA. The answer for the first day is
1. UMOJA! (unity)
2. KUJICHAGULIA (self-determination)
3. UJIMA (collective work and responsibility)
4. UJAMAA (cooperative economics)
5. NIA (purpose)
6. KUUMBA (creativity)
7. IMANI (faith)
The first-fruits celebrations are recorded in African history as far back as ancient Kemet and Nubia and appear in ancient and modern times in other classical African civilizations such as Ashantiland and Yorubaland. These celebrations are also found in ancient and modern times among societies as large as empires (the Zulu or kingdoms (Swaziland) or smaller societies and groups like the Matabele, Thonga and Lovedu, all of southeastern Africa. Kwanzaa builds on the five fundamental activities of Continental African "first fruit" celebrations: ingathering; reverence; commemoration; recommitment; and celebration. Kwanzaa,
First, KWANZAA was created in 1966 to reaffirm and restore our roots in African culture. It is an expression of the recovery and reconstruction of African culture. Secondly, KWANZAA was created to serve as a regular communal celebration to reaffirm and reinforce the bonds between us as a people. It was designed to be an ingathering to strengthen community and reaffirm common identity, purpose, and direction as a people and a world community. Thirdly, KWANZAA was created to introduce and reinforce the Nguzo Saba (the Seven Principles.) Seven symbols are displayed during the Kwanzaa ceremony to represent the seven principles of African culture and community. The seven communitarian African symbols are:
Mkeka (M-kay-cah) - This is the mat (usually made of straw, but it can also be made of fabric or paper) upon which all the other Kwanzaa symbols are placed. The mat represents the foundation of African traditions and history.
Mazao (Maah-zow) - The crops, fruits and vegetables, represent traditional African harvest celebrations and show respect for the people who labored to grow them.
Kinara (Kee-nah-rah) - The candle holder represents the original stalk from which all African ancestors came. It holds the seven candles.
Mishumaa (Mee-shoo-maah) - In the seven candles, each candle represents one of the seven principles. The candles are red, green, and black -- symbolic of the African people and their struggles.
Seven candles are placed inside the Kinara. In the center is a black candle representing the first principle: unity (Umoja). To the left of the black candle are three red candles representing the principles of self-determination (Kujichagulia), cooperative economics (Ujamaa), and creativity (Kuumba). To the right of the black candle are three green candles representing the principles of collective work and responsibility (Ujima), purpose (Nia), and faith (Imani).
Muhindi (Moo-heen-dee) - The corn represents African children and the promise of their future. One ear of corn is set out for each child in the family. In a family without children, one ear is set out symbolically to represent the children of the community.
Kikombe cha Umoja (Kee-com-bay chah-oo-moe-jah) - The Unity Cup symbolizes the first principle of Kwanzaa -- the unity of family and of the African people. The cup is used to pour the libation (water, juice, or wine) for family and friends.
Zawadi (Sah-wah-dee) - The gifts represent the labor of the parents and the rewards of their children. Gifts are given to educate and enrich the children -- they may include a book, a piece of art or an educational toy. At least one of the gifts is a symbol of African heritage.
This stress on the Nguzo Saba was at the same time an emphasis on the importance of African community values in general, which stress family, community, and culture and speak to the best of what it means to be African in the fullest sense.
*Amen Ankh
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