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Bring the festivities of Kwanzaa to your Sim's home with this decorative Kinara.

Kwanzaa is a seven day festival celebrating the African American people, culture, and history. Every evening of Kwanzaa, a family member lights a candle in a special candleholder called a Kinara. Each of the candles represents one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa, and the red, black, and green colors represent the Pan African flag.

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Happy Holidays Everyone,

I hope everyone liked last week's download on thesims2.com. Though I've got to say, I've been so impressed with the Christmas Trees the community members have been making on their own. I continue to be blown away by your creativity and ingenuity.

The scent of pine will fill your home and your room will twinkle with this beautifully decorated Christmas Tree!

Since Roman times, trees have been decorated with lights to honor the gods of the harvest and light. Northern Europeans later adapted these rituals to fancy, new Eastern religions. Made even more popular in 19th century Germany, some contend the tree is really a throwback to the mythological Norse tree named Yggdrasil.

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"Once a student has managed to graduate, four new careers will be unlocked to them adding even more reward to gameplay."

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