One part of the traditional Kwanza celebration includes lighting candles at night. There are 7 candles called the mishama saba placed in a special candle holder called a kinara. Each candle stands for 1 of the 7 principles of Kwanza. The black candle is placed in the center of the kinara and represents unity. This is lit on the first night of Kwanza as well as every other night of the celebration. The 3 red candles are placed to the left of the black candle and represent purpose, creativity and faith. The 3 green candles represent self-determination, collective work and responsibility and cooperative economics. They are placed to the right of the black candle. The mishama saba are lit for 7 nights. The 1st night only the center, black candle is lit. The 2nd night, the black candle and a red candle are lit starting at the left side of the kinara. Each night, the candles that were burned are replaced and lit again, increasing the number of candles lite each night by 1. At the end of the Kwanza celebration how many candles of each color have been used? How many all together? Remember to record your work in an organized way