RELIGIONS
RASTAFARI
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Smoke marijuana
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Drink alcohol
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Do both of the above
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Do neither of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -While it is not necessary to use cannabis to be a Rastafari, many use it regularly as a part of their faith, and pipes of cannabis are dedicated to His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I before being smoked.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cannabis as a sacred plant The use of cannabis a religious sacrament predates written history and evidence of its place as a sacred plant can be found in most ancient religions, including Buddhism, Shintoism, Sufism and Christianity; and among the Bantu, Pygmy, Zulu and Hottentot tribes of Africa.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rastafari “livity, ‘’ or the principle of balanced lifestyle, includes the wearing of long hair locked in its natural, uncombed state, dressing in the colours of red, green, gold, and black (which symbolize the life force of blood, herbs, royalty, and Africanness), and eating an “I-tal” (natural, vegetarian) diet.