{"id":35740,"date":"2017-08-30T09:17:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T09:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwandans-in-us-celebrate-umuganura\/"},"modified":"2017-08-30T09:17:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T09:17:18","slug":"rwandans-in-us-celebrate-umuganura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwandans-in-us-celebrate-umuganura\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwandans in US celebrate Umuganura"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{As the National Harvest Day was being celebrated over the weekend, Rwandans in Sacramento, California, USA also marked the day on Saturday, August 26th, 2017.}<\/p>\n<p>Umuganura is a traditional feast of the first harvest that was widely observed in ancient Rwanda, a celebration that is resurfacing in Rwanda\u2019s customs today. The goal for this celebration was to assess the harvest and encourage social cohesion in communities through hard work. <\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Umuganura festivities were held under the theme \u201cUmuganura, a source of unity and foundation of self-reliance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the celebrations in Sacramento, California, H.E. Ambassador MathildeMukantabana explained the historical context of Umuganura and talked about its significance in Rwanda\u2019s nation building, unity, and reconciliation. \u201cUmuganura goes beyond economic aspiration, it is also a moment to reflect on what we have to invest as Rwandans in our daily lives, to ensure that we are a dignified people, striving to always be better today than we were yesterday,\u201d said Ambassador Mukantabana. <\/p>\n<p>In a symbolic gesture, Ambassador Mukantabana and the Sacramento community leader YehoyadaMbangukira gave milk to children and shared traditional Rwandan foods with those present. In true Rwandan fashion, the evening was also graced with traditional music and poetry.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-21556 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2017-08-27-photo-00009438.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-21555 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2017-08-27-photo-00009442.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-21557 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2017-08-27-photo-00009440.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{As the National Harvest Day was being celebrated over the weekend, Rwandans in Sacramento, California, USA also marked the day on Saturday, August 26th, 2017.} Umuganura is a traditional feast of the first harvest that was widely observed in ancient Rwanda, a celebration that is resurfacing in Rwanda\u2019s customs today. 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