Kinara

The kinara is a seven-branched candleholder used in Kwanzaa celebrations in the United States.

However, absent the presence of a handcrafted kinara, two holders were broken from a Hanukkah menorah which was then used to hold the seven candles.

The following year, US Organization member Buddy Rose-Aminifu crafted the first kinara.

Early photographs of the first kinara show that it was of rudimentary design, being a wooden log with holes drilled into it to support the candles.

During the week of Kwanzaa, a new candle is lit on the kinara each day.