Why would anyone begruge anyone else a harmless, and in fact, beneficial to society holiday. I have never felt the need to send Kwanza cards made by Hallmark, any more than I send other cards. If I felt the need to send a card, I could print one on my computer or draw one myself. Hallmark has really very little impact on me financially or otherwise. And this is a group of people, in large African Americans although I presume everyone can participate, whose ancestral holidays were stripped from them, and who probably didn't get that much celebration during the "American" holidays. So for heaven's sake. I bet you don't like St. Patrick's day either and it is my very favorite day of the year. mg