I've gotten a lot of request to talk about this next group of colors, so it is only right. Red, Yellow, and Green, or also sometimes referred to as Red, Gold, and Green, or, Ites, Gold, and Green. These are the original colors of the Ethiopian Flag. It was then later Co-opted by the Rastafarian Movement as their main colors. Red is said to signify the blood of martyrs, green the vegetation and beauty of Africa, and gold the wealth of Africa.
What is the Rastafarian Movement you say? Well it is more then having Dreds and smoking weed.
The Rastafarian movement started way before its official founding date of 1930 with Marcus Garvey and his philosophies. Marcus Garvey was the founder of the "Back to Africa movement. He is also considered a Prophet to Rastafarians. He is quoted as saying "Look to Africa for the crowning of a Black King, he shall be the Redeemer." A few years later, Ras Tafari, better know as Halie Selassie who was the former and Final Emperor of Ethiopia was crowned. He is concidered an incarnation of God, but in this faith God is called JAH. The name Rastifarian is derived from Halie Selassie's previous name Ras Tafari. This is a Monotheistic religion which means they only believe in one god. In the general religion, there are no temples, the persons body is considered to be a temple. True Rastafarians are also vegetarian. As with Marcus Garvey's philosophies, they strongly believe in going back to Africa and restoring it to the greatness it once had. A land of Kings, Queens, and Wealth.
A more in Depth description of the Rastafarian Movement is HERE...as well as HERE
Also More on Marcus Garvey is on a Previous Post...HERE
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