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What do the colors red, gold, and green mean in RasTafari?
Why do the colors red, gold, and green hold such special meaning for the faith?
I frequently get across the subject of what the Red, Gold, and Green in Ras Tafari symbolize and where they come from.
People are particularly interested in the history of these colors, which stand for those of us who practice this faith.
The official flag of Ethiopia also has the colors Red, Gold, and Green.
The Ethiopian Solomonic dynasty, of which His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I was the root and progeny, served as the inspiration for the colors that the Ras Tafari religion embraced.
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What do the colors Red, Gold, and Green in RasTafari mean?
Red denotes the blood of those shed throughout history in support of the African community.
Gold is a symbol of the tremendous richness and riches that belong to the continent of Africa.
Green represents the optimism and lushness of the Earth, namely the Ethiopian Promised Land.
The Ras Tafari colors should be in the right arrangement
RasTafari’s colors should be worn in the following order:
Top: Green, Middle: Gold, Base: Red
When His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie ordered the Ethiopian flag to be inverted during His reign, this order was in use from 1930 to the present.
To those of us of the religion, this side of the flag denotes that we have positioned love, prosperity, and peace over the country.
However, the following order wasn’t always the case:
Red, Top Gold, Center Green, and Base.
This served as a symbol for the nation’s struggle of faith for us.
The center of the flag included an image of the Lion of Judah, and it is still a favorite among Rastafarians.
The current Ethiopian flag likewise follows this pattern, but its center now features an insignia that looks like a yellow star surrounded by blue.
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The Red, Gold, and Green in Ras Tafari Have Meaning
We will also be elaborating on the importance of the colors in RasTafari for those of us who practice the religion.
Because we Rastafarians firmly believe in the Holy Bible.
As a result, we consider its history to be our history from the time of Adam and the grandeur of the Kings until the present.
Psalm 60:4 and 5 state the following.
They who fear you now have a banner that they may wave because it is the truth.
Selah.
So that thy darling may be delivered, keep thy right hand still and pay attention to me.
Because this is the case, we provide the Solomonic dynasty.
that when we use the name of Jah, He will hear us and deliver us from our enemies.
One must go into the history of Rastafari faith in order to comprehend its ultimate significance.
Many of the movement’s views were historically advocated by black spiritual figures who pushed followers to read the Bible for themselves.
Zion, the primordial birthplace of humanity, is referred to as the country of Ethiopia.
It is of the biggest necessity and priority to return to Zion, sometimes referred to as the “Promised Land or Glory of Zion.”
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Conclusion
One needs to be aware of RasTafari’s past in order to genuinely adhere to his religion.
The King, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I, must be studied and obeyed.
I thus pray that this may be of assistance to you as you seek to understand more about the faith and on your walk in RasTafari.
Additionally, it’s crucial that you read through Genesis 1–Revelation 22 in order in order, one chapter every day.
As a young child, with a clean conscience and humility of soul.
Allow the light to shine inside you, and look for the Holy Scrolls that contain your past.
Look for wisdom and knowledge.
Look for the written word of Jah, and put it there.
Selah.
Be fortunate.
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