Umoja

• The first principle of Kwanzaa is Unity and it is represented by the black candle.
  
  

Kujichagulia

• The second Kwanzaa principle, self determination, is represented by a red candle.
  
  

Ujima

• The third Kwanzaa principle, collective work and responsibility, is represented by a green candle.
  
  

Ujamaa

• Cooperative economics, the fourth principle of Kwanzaa, is symbolized by a red candle.
  
  

Nia

• A green candle is used to represent purpose and is the fifth Kwanzaa principle.
  
  

Kuumba and Imani

• Creativity, represented by a red candle and faith, represented by a green candle, are the sixth and seventh Kwanzaa principles.