An important part of any major holiday: the decorations! Different groups of people, celebrate different holidays at the end of the year, such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and even the Winter Solstice. Here are some decoration ideas for your festivities this year.
Christmas: Strings of lights and a tree topped with a star are typical Christmas decorations. Poinsettias, stockings and wreaths are other traditional objects you might find. Here in New Mexico, luminarias light walkways at night.
Hanukkah decorations feature the eight-candle menorah, the dredel, blue and white colors and the star of David. Hanukkah is not a major Jewish holiday, and decorations tend to more on the simple side.
Kwanzaa: decorations feature the colors black, red and green. Black symbolizes the people, red for their struggle, and green for the
future and hope that comes from their struggle. Black, red and green
candles are lit on the Kinara, a candle holder, during the holiday. The seven symbols of Kwanzaa are the Kinara (candleholder), Mishumaa
Saba (seven candles), Mkeka (the mat) Mazao (crops), Muhindi (ears of
corn), Kikombe Cha Umoja (unity cup) and Zawadi (gifts). The mat is laid out at the beginning of the holiday on a table in a central location in the home. Then the candle holder is set up on the mat along with the crops, corn, and unity cup. Source: https://abc7ny.com/kwanzaa-2020-kwanza-day-1-of-when-did-first-began/1131317/
Winter Solstice: The pagans, particularly of the British isles, celebrations are quite ancient, though many of their decorations were incorporated into Christmas celebrations. They often feature lots of greenery, candles, the yule log and runes (various related northern European alphabets).
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