{"product_id":"kwanzaa-2022-stamps","title":"Kwanzaa 2022 Stamps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKwanzaa 2022 Stamps\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForever 82¢ | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSheet Stamp Format\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eWith this stamp design, the U.S. Postal Service continues its tradition of celebrating Kwanzaa. The annual Pan-African holiday, which takes place over seven days from December 26 to January 1, brings family, community, and culture together for many African Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stylized, graphic stamp design depicts two children, a girl and a boy, standing together with a kinara (candleholder) and the seven lit candles \u003cem\u003e(mishumaa saba)\u003c\/em\u003e in front of them. They are dressed in robes akin to spiritual garments. A light-blue circle behind the children’s heads represents wholeness and unifies the figures, and a mosaic motif frames the background.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKwanzaa is a festive time for rejoicing in the prospect of health, prosperity, and good luck in the coming year. It is also a time for contemplation and recollection of past hardships, faced by both individuals and communities, and the ways in which history can inform and impact future happiness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery year, millions of African Americans gather with friends and family throughout the week of Kwanzaa to honor the Pan-African holiday’s seven founding principles — Unity \u003cem\u003e(Umoja)\u003c\/em\u003e, Self-Determination \u003cem\u003e(Kujichagulia)\u003c\/em\u003e, Collective Work and Responsibility \u003cem\u003e(Ujima)\u003c\/em\u003e, Cooperative Economics \u003cem\u003e(Ujamaa)\u003c\/em\u003e, Purpose \u003cem\u003e(Nia)\u003c\/em\u003e, Creativity \u003cem\u003e(Kuumba)\u003c\/em\u003e, and Faith \u003cem\u003e(Imani)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith origins in ancient and modern first-harvest festivities occurring across the African continent, Kwanzaa incorporates and reimagines many communal traditions as a contemporary celebration and reaffirmation of African American culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKwanzaa 2022 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp in panes of 20. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStamp Issuance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOctober 13, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSt. Louis, MO 63101\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"United States Postal Service","offers":[{"title":"Sheet of 20","offer_id":46214603145407,"sku":"580604","price":14.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/3484\/9471\/files\/KWANZAA2022Stamps1.jpg?v=1789590815","url":"https:\/\/postage-direct.com\/products\/kwanzaa-2022-stamps","provider":"Postage-Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}