What is Kwanzaa? And How to Celebrate in Portsmouth

Kwanzaa is celebrated in the United States from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.

The seven-day festival of Kwanzaa, which celebrates African-American heritage and culture, starts Wednesday, Dec. 26, and ends Tuesday, Jan. 1. Here are some facts about the week-long holiday. Tell Us: Do you have any facts about Kwanzaa that you would like to share? Please write them in the comments section below. This list was compiled with information from City News Service.

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Healthy Eating Tips for the Holidays

The holidays don’t have to be a celebration of overindulgence, says Jeannette Bessinger. Here's a way to slow down in order to celebrate our lives, families and community as much as the seasonal foods.

Here it is, early December, and we find ourselves smack in the middle of the biggest holiday season in our culture. It typically begins with Halloween (and a sugar binge) and rolls through Thanksgiving (the biggest meal of the year) right on into Christmas (cookie time with all the trimmings), Hanukkah (eight nights in a row of sweets and treats) or other food-filled December celebrations. Many of us emerge in early January, blinking sleepily, loosening our belt buckles and wondering what happened to our healthy routines. This is not the way it has to be—it is fully possible to maintain healthy habits all year long. One simple approach to healthful holidays is to make them about something more than the food. Although we know intellectually…

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