# What is Rastafarianism

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 5, 2004, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-rastafarianism/232711 "2004-03-05T15:38:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dalchini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dalchini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dalchini)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2004, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-rastafarianism/232711/1 "2004-03-05T15:38:42Z")

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All I know is that it has something to do with Jamaica, reggae, braids and weed

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2004, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-rastafarianism/232711/2 "2004-03-05T15:51:46Z")

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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafarianism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafarianism)  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haile\_Selassie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haile_Selassie)