Question

Can someone help me with these questions, please? Thank you.

What are 3 words that come to mind when you hear the word Rastafari?

How do you think reggae music fits into the politics in the Rastafari culture? Take a stab even if you do not know!

How do you think the vegetarian lifestyle fit into Rastafari?

Answer 1

-- RASTAFARI is not just a religion, it is the route of social movements, life and mind set.

-- Many of them are thinking that Rasta's are the people who are living in jamaica, smoke weeds and dreadlocks.These people don't start to think what is behind the movement.one of the idea that the Rastafari are jamaican is also false.Now the Rasta movement is expanded beyond the jamaica island.And now the rasta's are living mostly in all places of the world.

-- when we think about the Rastafari what comes in the mind at first is the use of marijuana.They use the ganja is for enlightening their mind and thoughts and by that they can accurately reason the routes of world.They smoke the ganja in a traditional way.That is they will do a prayer their god jah.

-- All the people misunderstands about the belief of Rastafari.There are many other elements than dreads , smoking ganja, and playing reggae music for being a rasta.The rasta life style seeks to be one of peace.And sometimes they turns to violence only for their survival, because all over the world the rasta are oppressed.

-- REGGAE MUSIC FITS INTO THE POLITICS IN THE RASTAFARI CULTURE:

-- Since the past 30 years the Rastafari is associated with reggae music, mainly following the overall success of Robert Nesta Marley.

-- Bob Marley helped to spread the awareness about the religion to the outsiders by using his all over appearance and by using his lyrics.

-- Bob Marley was the main person who helped to spread the Rastafari culture to the canada,USA,Europe and Africa.

-- The lyrics of Bob Marley was influential in the out spread of social and the political plans of Rastafarian movement.He talked about the black community inequalities.And the Bob Marley said about the suppression the blacks faced by whites.

--VEGETARIAN LIFESTYLE FIT INTO RASTAFARI:

--The Rastafari people always choose vegetarian diet.This is based on their belief that since meat is dead, eating that will be against the Livity elevation.

-- They are following this because they are the absolute followers to natural living.They also believes that the humans are natural vegetarian based on the anatomy and physiology.

-- Some of the strong followers also avoid rock salt, dried foods and some of them even refuse to use the metal utensils which are used for cooking. So they will use clay or wooden pots for cooking.

-- Restafarians don't use high level of alcohol ,that means only in a moderate amount.And many of them do not approve the use of cigarettes because of serious health concerns.And some of them also avoid coffee, but they will grow their own coffee, chocolate and sugar.

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