Day 2
December 27th, 2011
Siku Mbili (2nd Day)
Call and Response: T Gani (What’s the T?); AFYA (Health)
Today’s Principle asks us “to promote and protect our individual and collective wellbeing, and to prevent and treat infection, disease, and illness in our communities.”
Symbol: We eat of “Fresh Fruit” the MATUNDA (2nd Day’s symbol) which symbolize the African harvest celebrations, the rewards of productive and collective labor, and of food provided for our nourishment as well as transforming “fruit” from a term of degradation to a term of uplift and support.
Candle: Light a Red candle this evening. This symbolizes passion, blood, HIV, and struggle.
How Can I Observe This Day?
Reward your mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual body
Take a walk or jog outside (at sunrise or sunset)
Get a check up/ get tested
Day of fasting (conceptualized broadly, doesn’t have to be food)
Conversations about issues most directly affecting our communities
Yoga/Dance Class/Workout
Start a nutrition journal
Learn about illnesses that affect our communities
Morning Jog/Walk
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