RASTA INFOMATION


Culture

They feel as if they live "naturally", so they cannot cut their hair and that they follow the ital dietary requirements. Some people may see that they only ever smoke marijuana all day, but the use of marijuana is used before prayer. They also reject all alcohol.


Music

Their music is reggae. Reggae is rooted out from traditional Jamaican Kumina, Pukkumina, Revival Zion, Nyabinghi, and burru drumming. It gets is style from; R&B, Jazz, ska and rocksteady.


Symbols

The colours of the rastafari flag represents 3 things: Green for african beauty and nature, Yellow for gold and wealth, and Red to represent the african suffering.