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i will invite baba to come her(eko) chase her away

@ la, me and you go talk dat one.

@ princess, it is bribe price. not bride.

@ la, 1000 pounds

10000000000000000000000000000000000000 pounds

do u want it in dollars,pounds or naira?

i will pay you in kind

lala, how much is your bribe price?

@ princess, why are you missing omo eko? is she your soulmate? i am getting jealous

@ princess, me and kateflow? no. trust me. or do your findings, if not convinced.

how is work?

you are da man!!!!!

princess! dont be mad at me. I am still your loyal Angel.

lala, how u dey? blues for life

sup all

When will you be a full priest?

nikynike:

Do you like your career as an engineer or do you want to divert to be a full Rasta?

.

I like my secular career with passion. I am not thinking of becoming a full time priest/rasta now.


do they wear dreads?

no. not of age.

do they to participate in this Nyabinghi thingy

no.

Generally for how long does an Nyabinghi service last?

at your discretion.

are there any special days in the rastafarian religion (As in xmas, easter for xtains)?

The date of Emperor Selassie's visit to Jamaica in 1966, April 21st, is considered an important holiday, called "Grounation day." Also celebrated is Selassie's birthday, the birthday of Marcus Garvey, and others, as well as the Ethiopian New Year (Sept. 11).

would you let your kids be rastas too or let them choose the religion they want?

will let them choose when they are matured.

are there any color code or preferred way of dressing for male rastafarians?

One of the more obvious symbols of the Rastafarians are the colors. These are red, black, and green. These colors were taken from the Garvey movement. The color red stands for the Church Triumphant which is the church of the Rastas. It also symbolises the blood that martyrs have shed in the history of the Rastas and the black struggle for liberation. The black represents the color of Africans. Green represents the beauty and vegetation of Ethiopia, the promised land. Yellow is also sometimes added to represent the wealth of their homeland.

the smiley is meant for my princess on this thread

so do you speak patwah?

yes. but not fluently.

so why call yourself a jah priest?

the response should have been: i am not yet a perfect rasta. I have a lot of ground to cover.

as a Naija rasta, do you feel that you have to speak patois to completely imerse yourself in the religion?

no. you mean patwa (ungrammatised English).


as a rasta, what do you do routinely to practice your faith?

worship is often by small groups in homes. Gatherings of believers, called Nyahbinghi, usually center around the sharing of the "Chalice," a large ceremonial pipe containing the Rastafarian sacrament. I do not do this for now. may be later.

is there slight discrimination between Jamaican rastas and Non-Jamaican rastas about who can truely be a rasta?

jamaicans are more passionate about it.

do you think rastafarianism is more of a religion than a lifestyle or vice-versa?

It is more of a lifestyle.

if you are currently in nigeria, are there many nigerian rastas?

I am not currently in naija. i cant give you the statistics.

do you think that white people can be true rastas since the faith if more about about BLACK POWER/SUPREMACY?

Non blacks are discouraged generally, however, there is no official bar to anyone.

why do rastas use parts of the Bible and not the whole thing?

Rastafarians accept some portions of the Hebrew and Christian bibles- an edited Bible, the "Holy Piby," written in 1913, is the Rastafarian scripture. The Kebra Negast, a book purporting to outline the lineage of kings from Solomon, is also important in establishing the lineage of Emperor Selassie.

thanks in advance vus i've always wanted to ask a real rasta.

thanks for your curiousity. I am not yet a real rasta. but i will get there soon.

tell me some thing new don't they all look normal? " " pleasant to sight? erhm!

we all look normal and pleasant to sight.

so whatz cooking there?

dont you remeber the prepaid bashing you gave?

@ princess i dont want prepaid uppercut from you today.

lailai, i was trying to protect your crown

it shows i miss you.

why will she run away from me?

sup tever, long time

The Art of Seduction. by robert gren





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@ princess, wat do u bring for me ?

sup all

THE ORIGIN OF RASTAFARI



The name Rastafari, which is derived from Ras, is the title given to Amharic Royalty in Ethiopia and Tafari, which is the pre-coronation name of His Imperial Majesty (HIM) Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia (1898-1975). A severe depression, racism and class discrimination during 1930 was the perfect environment for the rural and poor Jamaicans to embrace a new religion.

This Poverty and disenchantment in the inner cities of Kingston gave way in the early 1930's to the black power movement through Marcus Garvey's "Back To Africa" movement. This movement is what eventually led to the emergence of Rastafari.

In 1930, when Ras Tafari was crowned Emperor Haile Selassie and was given the ancient title given to all Ethiopian Kings " The King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the Conquering Lion of Judah", the prophecy was said to have been fulfilled.

Revelations 5:5 and Ezekiel 28:25 are references used by Rastafarians as proof of the deity of Emperor Haile Selassie. He was seen as the deliverer who would take his people back to their promised land as stated in Ezekiel 28:25. This, however did not happen. Rastafarians compare their exile from Africa via the means of slavery with the Israelites exile to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar (2 Chronicles 25). Hence the word Babylon is used for any system that oppresses. There is also a comparison to the Israelites who were enslaved in Egypt before they went to the Promised Land.

Rastafari use references such Revelations 19:16 and 5:2-5 as biblical prophecy to Haile Selassie's deity.

Here are more Bible verses used by Rastafarians to claim the deity of Emperor Haile Selassie as Savior and Messiah: Revelations 22 :16, Ezekiel 30, Epistle to Timothy, Psalms 9, 18, 68, 76, 87:4, Isaiah 9, Revelations 17:14 (a reference used for his return to Ethophia in 1941 from exile.