Editing Rastafari

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! colspan="2" | Rastafari
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! Family
| New religious movement / African diaspora
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! Origin region
| Jamaica
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! Founding period
| 1930s CE onward
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! Estimated adherents
| A global movement with communities in Jamaica, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, North America, and beyond.
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'''Rastafari''' is rastafari is a religious, cultural, and political movement that emerged in Jamaica, emphasizing African identity, resistance to oppression, biblical interpretation, repatriation, and reverence for Haile Selassie I in many forms of the movement.

== Overview ==

Rastafari developed among Black Jamaicans in the 20th century in response to colonialism, racism, biblical interpretation, and Pan-African thought. It has no single centralized authority and includes diverse mansions, interpretations, and practices. Music, especially reggae, helped spread Rastafari symbols and language globally.

== Key beliefs ==

* Jah as the living God
* Haile Selassie I understood by many Rastafari as divine, messianic, or providential
* Africa, especially Ethiopia, as spiritual homeland
* Babylon as a symbol of oppressive worldly systems
* Liberation, dignity, natural living, and resistance to colonial mentality

== Practices ==

* Reasoning gatherings
* Nyabinghi drumming and chanting
* Ital diet and natural living in many communities
* Dreadlocks as a covenantal or identity symbol for many adherents
* Use of cannabis as sacrament in some communities

== Places of worship ==

* Reasoning circle
* Nyabinghi gathering place
* Home and community spaces

== Sacred texts ==

* Bible, especially interpreted through Black liberation and Ethiopian themes
* Holy Piby in some historical contexts
* Speeches and writings of Haile Selassie I and Marcus Garvey in movement memory

== Holidays and observances ==

* Coronation Day of Haile Selassie I
* Earthstrong of Haile Selassie I
* Grounation Day
* Ethiopian Christmas in some communities

== Branches and related traditions ==

* [[Nyabinghi]] - One of the major mansions or currents within Rastafari.
* [[Bobo Ashanti]] - A Rastafari mansion with distinctive communal and liturgical practices.
* [[Twelve Tribes of Israel]] - A Rastafari organization with biblical tribal symbolism.

== See also ==

* [[Religion]]
* [[Theology]]
* [[Philosophy of religion]]
* [[New Religious Movements]]
* [[Indigenous and Traditional Religions]]

[[Category:Religions]]
[[Category:New Religious Movements]]
[[Category:African diaspora religions]]