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The first slaves imported by the Dutch were brought from Batavia, the Eastern empire of the Dutch which included today's Indonesia, Bali and even Malacca in Malaysia. The majority of these people were followers of Islam. Their descendants are know today as the "Cape Malays".

Red symbolises the blood of the martyr's yellow/gold symbolises the wealth of the land and green symbolises nature. This is referring to Zion. Rastas believe that they should return to visit their homeland in Africa (Ethiopia.) The Rastafarian's flag is the same as the Ethiopian flag but with a lion on it.

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Peter Tosh was one, even though he was Bob Marley & The Wailers too..

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Hindus:

Traditionally Hindus are vegetarian, although many Hindus eat meat now. The cow is considered a sacred animal so Hindus will not eat beef.

Spices are a vital part of food preparation and are used to enhance the flavour of a dish.

Hindus do not eat beef or pork, as they worship cows.

Many people eat fish, chicken, eggs and goat. Lamb is not eaten generally.

Rastafarians:

Plantain, fish (no bigger than 12cm long), vegetables, chicken, fruits, meat (No Pork).

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From what I have read Rastafarians follow the Old Testament (Book of Genesis) description of how the world was made.

yeah the question is would u take blood from a rastafarian ????? As I understand it part of the Rastafarian culture is smoking marijuana, if this is the case than no. Someone who does drugs can not give blood.

Mmmm ... The "think of Haile Selassie as a God" , interpretation of your question , is a rather debatable conjecture.

There are many reasons why Rastafaris thought of Haile Selassie as a God !

1} Why cannot God incarnate as a black negroid man , if he is recognised to have incarnated as a mongoloid {Bhudda} as a brown Caucasian {Ram} as an Andalusian {Zeuz}

2} The above contention is mostly brought about by the prevailing racism of the 1920s & the 1930s . Some debate that the Rastafari movement was a backlash to the hypocrisy of the then white racist christian churches , that previously had been complacent in the slave trade

3} Upon further study , many men of that time from the black community , sought strength & belief from the judaic & christian prophecy , concerning a 2nd incarnation of Jesus Christ . This quality of belief some say was imposed onto Haile Selassie , because of his christian judeo beliefs and that he was actually the Emperor of Ethiopia.

Rastafari called Haile Selaisse "Jah" , that was the name they gave to him as an incarnation of God.

Because of Rastafaris judeo christian roots , they saw him as Jesus Christ , in his second incarnation.

These & many more are the many factors that made Rastafaris "think" of Haile Selaisse as God.

Well to start if abrahim or abraraham is the father of king david..then both men could have been kushites which would make them the frist egyptians or ethiopians..also the storey of moses could have made him a kushite..Now since the kingdom of kush is said to have been in egypt,ethiopia,sudan,southern part of arabia and yemen or nothern arabia..some possilble into asia and india...since all ethiopians are kushites then juses is kin to david and soloman ..its said haile selassie is kin to david too...so in fact jesus may not have been full semtic he would have been similar to his kin which are from the horn of africa..so jesus and his kin skin could be described as bronze,copper or chocolate...the same as ethiopians and egyptians..so haile selassie would look alot like jesus... if he is kin to david this would in fact make him of divine family ..which would mean he would be close to his decendents..

Some of the main Rastafarian symbols include wearing the hair in dreadlocks, the colors red, yellow, green and black, and using the marijuana plant. These are all parts of the beliefs of the people group founded in Jamaica, and they use these religiously.

More information can be found at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafari

or:

http://www.rastafarian.net/

The Rastafarians use a book called the "Holy Piby" Meaning Black Mans Bible.

Bob Marley, the most famous reggae singer of all time, Is a Rasta Man. Encyclopedia Britannica school says "Rastafarianism has become internationally known through its associations with reggae music and some of Jamaica's most successful musical stars." We also know that some reggae lyrics are supporting people to shoot, burn, hang, or beat lesbians and gays. This also explains a lot more about the culture. No other religion is as harsh and cruel as rastas (no offense intended!). They are also trying to spread rightfulness, as the comment said states.

They believe that there is no afterlife and that a select few will be able to life forever (known to Rastas as 'Everliving') in their current physical bodies or their spiritual body. They also believe that heaven and Jah (God) is on earth and is not separate from earth, so to live forever they must find God and heaven on earth.

Rastas believe there has been two incarnations of God; Jesus and Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. I'm not sure where the Religion started but it is fairly prominent in the West Indies, where the Rastas there believe they will return to Zion, in Africa.

Rastafari is a belief based in Jamaica, you must smoke weed, and believe in Jah (God) Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie I)

The belief that Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia is the Supreme God was mainly the base of 20th century Rasta thought... Time has changed - many who were once heavy on that idea have come to a revelation that Jesus and Rastafari share the same blood and that If Jah abides (lives in) that person's heart then they are Rasta whether they have dreads or not, or whether they are decendants of people who survived the Atlantic Slave Trade or not.

Answer2: There are different groups of Rastafarians, each with its own ideas. But basically they all agree on one thing-that the late emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, that he was the King of kings and Lord of lords and the conquering "Lion that is of the tribe of Judah."-Revelation 5:5.

Rastafarian group that called itself Creation Heights-view themselves as part of creation-just as the animals and plants are. Lightning, thunder, and other natural phenomena were viewed by with reverence and awe-as though God were speaking.

They refuse to eat meat, fish, or anything of that sort, the idea being that these things die and rot, and so would those who eat them. On the other hand, vegetables, such as spinach, keep growing after their stalks are cut. So those who feed on such things have the potential for everlasting life. Only if a person committed some grievous sin would he experience death.

One group sees the white man as part of creation but inferior to the black man, who is 'lord of creation. The philosophy is a simple one. There is no leader except the "divine" Haile Selassie, whose precoronation name was Ras Tafari (hence the name Rastafarian).

Most Rastafarians follow an Ital diet which is meatless and saltless. They do not believe in eating the flesh of scavenger animals.

dreadlocks of course there are many defrent methods of getting this hair style the neglect method one which many rasta's have or backcombing is very popular among the white decent or just twisting simply leaving them in dreads will form over time