https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Rastafarian-Tribe/m-p/488054#M5678 <P>What an incredible experience! Gorgeous work!</P> Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:43:28 GMT sam-fayye 2024-07-15T17:43:28Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Rastafarian-Tribe/m-p/488021#M5673 <P>I didn't know that Rastafarian was a whole religion. When I went to Antigua, I happened upon it and got to learn through my image taking. They said I couldn't shoot at first but after chatting a little while, miracles happened and the priest allowed me!</P> <P><STRONG>Here is what I learned:</STRONG></P> <P>It is a tribe, a community that lives off the land.</P> <P>Rastafarians believe in Jah, which is another name for God according to the Old Testament. They believe that Haile Selassie was the divine. The Black Messiah. He was their Jesus Christ.</P> <P>Snoop was Rastafarian for awhile-that's when he changed his name from Snoop Dogg to Snoop Lion. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":face_with_tears_of_joy:">😂</span></P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="addison-jones-cultural-photographer-01.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/55065i9C3B92983724574D/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="addison-jones-cultural-photographer-01.jpg" alt="addison-jones-cultural-photographer-01.jpg" /></span></P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="IMG_0156.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/55069i1185CD9B928C1040/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_0156.jpg" alt="IMG_0156.jpg" /></span>They are not allowed to consume alcohol, milk, coffee,salt,animal oil and veganism is preferred. They choose to live off the land and their hands show their hard labor.<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="addison-jones-cultural-photographer-02.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/55062iADD5AFD916720BB0/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="addison-jones-cultural-photographer-02.jpg" alt="addison-jones-cultural-photographer-02.jpg" /></span></P> <P>The Priest, the elder, the wise one. I asked him to smile at first and he said he doesn't smile a lot because people steal his light. I said "how the hell can someone steal your light when you choose to give it? "</P> <P>Smiling is the most universal language, everyone understands it, everywhere you go.</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="addison-jones-cultural-photographer-03.jpg" style="width: 666px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/55064iFD5EAD0F3037B653/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="addison-jones-cultural-photographer-03.jpg" alt="addison-jones-cultural-photographer-03.jpg" /></span></P> <P>Rastafarian followers believe the use of marijuana is directed in Biblical passages and that the "holy herb" induces a meditative state and brings them closer to the divine. They smoke/pray 3x a day for 30 min. 6am.12pm.6pm.<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="addison-jones-cultural-photographer-04.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/55063i7B8B3AF90C79A153/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="addison-jones-cultural-photographer-04.jpg" alt="addison-jones-cultural-photographer-04.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="IMG_0157.jpg" style="width: 666px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/55067iF001ECEB5D6C132F/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_0157.jpg" alt="IMG_0157.jpg" /></span></P> <P>Did you know that Rastafarian was an entire religion?!</P> Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:35:56 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Rastafarian-Tribe/m-p/488021#M5673 Addisonjones 2024-07-15T14:35:56Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Rastafarian-Tribe/m-p/488054#M5678 <P>What an incredible experience! Gorgeous work!</P> Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:43:28 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Rastafarian-Tribe/m-p/488054#M5678 sam-fayye 2024-07-15T17:43:28Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Rastafarian-Tribe/m-p/488264#M5695 <P>Well aware of the Rasties as they are called. They love their ganga. For more information, Google Haile Selassie.</P> Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:19:08 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Rastafarian-Tribe/m-p/488264#M5695 Tintype_18 2024-07-16T20:19:08Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Rastafarian-Tribe/m-p/488410#M5712 <P>Thank you so much! It really was so cool!</P> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:36:02 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Rastafarian-Tribe/m-p/488410#M5712 Addisonjones 2024-07-17T19:36:02Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Rastafarian-Tribe/m-p/488411#M5713 <P>They do love their ganja hahahahahbabaa a lot.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:36:28 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Rastafarian-Tribe/m-p/488411#M5713 Addisonjones 2024-07-17T19:36:28Z