{"product_id":"kwanzaa-2024-stamps","title":"Kwanzaa 2024 Stamps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKwanzaa 2024 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\"\u003eThe U.S. Postal Service celebrates Kwanzaa with a stamp issuance in 2024. The annual Pan-African holiday, observed each year from December 26 to January 1, brings together family, community, and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRendered as a digital collage, the artwork depicts three young performers: a male drummer and, behind and to either side of him, two female dancers. He wears a dark blue, green, and orange kufi, a white shirt, and pants with a geometric black-and-white mud cloth-like pattern. His djembe, blue with a white drumhead, hangs from his neck by a red strap. The two dancers wear orange dresses and gold jewelry. One has a red hair band. All three figures have silhouetted black skin and hair. The floor beneath their feet is diamond-patterned in shades of green, while the background features triangles in shades of red. Each dancer extends a knee and a bit of orange skirt beyond the image frame, into the white margin of the stamp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKwanzaa is intended to help unify African Americans from a wide array of religious and cultural backgrounds. It draws on a variety of African traditions, deriving its name from the Swahili phrase\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ematunda ya kwanza\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning “first fruits.” With origins in ancient and modern first-harvest festivities occurring across the African continent, Kwanzaa incorporates and reimagines many of these communal traditions as a contemporary celebration and reaffirmation of African American culture. Each day of Kwanzaa is dedicated to one of its seven principles: Unity\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Umoja)\u003c\/em\u003e, Self-Determination\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Kujichagulia)\u003c\/em\u003e, Collective Work and Responsibility\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Ujima)\u003c\/em\u003e, Cooperative Economics\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Ujamaa)\u003c\/em\u003e, Purpose\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Nia)\u003c\/em\u003e, Creativity\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Kuumba)\u003c\/em\u003e, and Faith\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Imani)\u003c\/em\u003e. The Kwanzaa colors—black, red, and green—represent, respectively, the Pan-African people, the struggles they have endured through time, and the hope for a better future born from these struggles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKwanzaa 2024 \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\u003eSeptember 25, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePittsburgh, PA 15290\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":46214604193983,"sku":"581604","price":14.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/3484\/9471\/files\/KWANZAA2024Stamps1.jpg?v=1789590859","url":"https:\/\/postage-direct.com\/products\/kwanzaa-2024-stamps","provider":"Postage-Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}