Subculture of Rastaman

Modern representatives of the subculture of the Rastamans have long ago moved away from the ideology that formed the basis of this movement. The first rastamans were African-Americans, their slogan "the hope of all Africans to return to their homeland and deliverance from Babylon" called on all to get rid of stereotypes and ideology imposed by politicians. Under Babylon, the Rastamans understood the "democratic" America. In the article, we will talk about what it means to be a rastaman in the post-Soviet expanses today.

The World of Rastaman

A typical pastime for Rastaman looks like philosophical reflections on the meaning of life, rejection of conventions and freedom. As a rule, these conversations occur over the smoking of marijuana.

To date, many of those who consider themselves rastamans, to the main sign of their belonging to the subculture include smoking grass. However, in the real rastaman environment this is not so. Hashish and marijuana are used in a certain ritual, and it is believed that this occupation brings the rastamans closer to the god Jha. Also there are among the true representatives of this subculture and those who do not use grass.

Rastamans do not recognize tobacco smoking and alcohol use.

How to dress Rastamans?

Not to notice Rastaman is very difficult. A typical rastaman is always dressed in clothes made up of three colors: red, yellow and green. Colors are not chosen by chance, as it is the color scale of the Ethiopian flag.

To date, a full "dress code" rastamanami can not withstand, but on the head there is a tricolor striped hat. As a rule, rastamans do not buy it, but knit themselves.

On the clothes of the Rastamans there is always a symbol of the subculture - an image of a cannabis leaf or marijuana. It can also be in the form of an ornament or tattoo on the body.

Rastaman's hair is dreadlocks that serve as a symbol of the African past. This is also part of the ideology of the Rastamans, because in the true subculture there is a belief that when the End of the World comes, Jah will recognize those who worshiped him exactly by dreadlocks and pull them out.

Rastaman's music

The philosophy of the Rastamans is always accompanied by the sounds of reggae. Classical in this direction is Bob Marley. After him, there were many followers of this direction, and to date they have been so transformed that sometimes only motifs of melodies are borrowed.

Rastamans themselves do not mind playing musical instruments, mostly drums, on which they beat off the reggae tunes they know.

Rastaman rules

The main rules of Rastaman are:

There are rastamans and bans, which every representative of the subculture must adhere to.

A real rastaman will not smoke tobacco, drink alcohol, in particular, wine and rum. Philosophical views do not allow him to play gambling. He will never put on someone else's thing and eat dishes that were prepared by other people. There are prohibitions against rastamans and in the diet. So, they are not allowed to eat pork, fish, scales, shellfish, salt and cow's milk.

How to become a rastaman?

In the post-Soviet countries, to become a rastaman is quite simple, you only need to dress appropriately, listen to reggae and smoke marijuana. However, this is not the correct perception of the subculture and, unfortunately, most of the "domestic" rastamans do not understand what the true meaning of this current is and do not know the history of its origin and the goals it pursues.