Rastafari!!!!

The Rasta ideal is centered in simplicity and a natural way of living; Self-reliance in favor of materialism; Peace, not war—respect for all living beings;

Opposition to the Babylon system: slavery, corruption, downpression, wickedness, all institutionalized within political, governmental, religious, colonialist systems.

The original Rastafarians were rooted in Pan-African consciousness as espoused by Marcus Garvey, Leonard P. Howell, and others. The dignity of black peoples, repatriation to Africa, and the divinity of Haile Selassie I, are all essential cornerstones upon which the Rastafari consciousness is founded.

Many of the ideals, precepts, and codes of living within the Rastafari culture are derived from the Bible, most specifically The Nazarite Vows. The Nazarite Vows include dietary codes, as well as the doctrine of not letting the razor (or scissors) touch one's head and hair.

Adherents to the Rastafarian faith let their hairs grow together, to "dread," or "locks up." Dreadlocks symbolize a Rasta's covenant with The Creator, Jah, and natural ways of life and living. Although there are many cultures through time that have practiced dreading the hair.

Rastas may make the distinction between a "dread" (a person merely sporting dreadlocks as a style) and a "Rasta" (one who follows a clean, Ital way of life, and praises Hailie Selassie).

"It's not the dread upon your head, but the love inna your heart, that mek ya Rastaman" (Sugar Minott).