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Rastafarian

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Rastafarian

Member of a political and religious movement among blacks in Jamaica and several other countries. Rastafarians worship Haile Selassie, considering him the messiah. They believe that blacks are the Israelites reincarnated, who have been subjected to the evil and inferior white race in divine punishment for their sins; they will eventually be redeemed by repatriation to Africa and will compel the whites to serve them. These beliefs, first enunciated in 1953, can be traced to several independent prophets, particularly Marcus Garvey. As the movement grew, ideas of repatriation tended to give way to either black militancy or mysticism. The Rastafarian life usually includes vegetarianism, the wearing of dreadlocks, and the smoking of marijuana.

Rastafarian
a member of an originally Jamaican religion that regards Ras Tafari (the former emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie (1892--1975)) as God
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No official celebrations have been organised in Ethiopia -- just a few dozen Rastafarians and some of Selassie's former aides and officers met in a cultural centre in Addis Ababa to commemorate the coronation on November 2, 1930.
Low key celebration for Selassie anniversary by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Kabede says Rastafarian beliefs are often misunderstood and wants to set the record straight.
Patrols to boost community link by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
The 50-year-old has appeared on Desert Island Discs and is the only Rastafarian poet to be shortlisted for the chairs of Poetry for both Oxford and Cambridge universities.
Rasta rhymes from Benjamin by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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