Dreadlocks
This is where Nazarite vow is found in the bible
What is Numbers 6:5?
Wy doe rastas primarily wear tams?
to protect their dreadlocks
What does the green represent?
Represents the lush vegetation, beauty, and hope of Ethiopia.
I am not a city alone, but a system of oppression and control. Rastafari calls me by an ancient name
What am I?
Babylon
It states that no razore should touch the head
What does the Nazarite vow state?
FREE POINT
FREE POINT
What does the gold represent?
Represents the sunshine, prosperity, and the stolen wealth/minerals of Africa/Ethiopia
I am geography transformed into theology.
A nation-state to some, a sacred destiny to others.
My mountains were never conquered by colonizers,
And my name is whispered as Zion.
Where am I?
Ethiopia
State and Explain two reasons rastas lock their hair
separation from “Babylon,” meaning oppressive systems and materialism, and reflects a commitment to living a natural and spiritual life.
Why is the tam more important than a regular hat?
acts as a form of resistance against Babylon, symbolizing the Rasta's opposition to corrupt worldly systems. The tam is a powerful visual statement of identity, pride, and a deep-rooted cultural heritage.
What does red represent?
Represents the blood shed by martyrs and freedom fighters throughout history
Condemned in courts yet defended in reasoning,
I rise in fire but descend in meditation.
I am neither mere plant nor simple vice,
But a bridge to heightened consciousness.
What am I?
Ganja