Haile Selassie in Jamaica Color Photos From a Rastafari Milestone
1 2 Coming from near and far, Jamaicans helped make the visit of Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, a moment that would be etched in the collective memory of both countries for the next 55 years. Selassie, himself, cried. The Gleaner captured those tears and the monumental nature of the moment in black and white. Published April 22, 1966
In an huge event for Rastafari people, on April 21, 1966, Haile Selassie visits Jamaica [1500 ร
Grounation Day (April 21) is an important Rastafari holy day, and second after Coronation Day (November 2). It is celebrated in honor of Haile Selassie's 1966 visit to Jamaica.. Visit of Selassie to Jamaica. Haile Selassie had already met with several Rasta elders in Addis Ababa, and had allowed Rastafari and other people of African descent to settle on his personal land in Shashamane.
Haile Selassie in Jamaica Color Photos From a Rastafari Milestone
The 21 April 1966 visit by Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie to Jamaica casts a big spell over the appeal of Ethiopia to Rasta and how Ethiopians perceive Rasta in turn. Haile Selassie arriving in Kingston. Image Credit Lynn Pelham (LIFE Magazine).
Haile Selassie in Jamaica Color Photos From a Rastafari Milestone
Haile Selassie's 1966 visit to Jamaica had a dramatic effect on the Rastafari movement. Since the man they worshipped as an incarnation of God was feted by politicians and given the keys to the capital city, the faith was awarded its first inkling of official recognition, giving credence to the beliefs of Jamaica's most ostracised citizenry.
Haile Selassie in Jamaica Color Photos From a Rastafari Milestone
It was a rainy April day in 1966 when Emperor Haile Selassie came to Jamaica. As his plane landed, the rain stopped, and the tarmac was mobbed with people. The crowd shoved security forces.
Haile Selassie in Jamaica Color Photos From a Rastafari Milestone
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Haile Selassie in Jamaica Color Photos From a Rastafari Milestone
The State Visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I A student from Glen Stuart Primary School was awarded a souvenir coin by the Emperor when he visited Maggotty, St. Elizabeth. All Hail the King of Kings, the Lion of Judah, the Almighty One, Ye shall break every chain again and again.
Haile Selassie in Jamaica Color Photos From a Rastafari Milestone
On 21 April 1966 Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia made a spectacular arrival in Jamaica. He was revered as a holy figure by the Rastafarian movement on the island. Show more.
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Haile Selassie's 1966 visit to Jamaica had a dramatic effect on the Rastafari movement. Since the man they worshipped as an incarnation of God was feted by politicians and given the keys to the capital city, the faith was awarded its first inkling of official recognition, giving credence to the beliefs of Jamaica's most ostracised citizenry.
H.I.M. Haile Selassie Visits Jamaica (Rare Color Footage) Groundation Day April 21st, 1966
Haile Selassie was considered a representative of the Solomonic dynasty and the 225th successor to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Like all emperors of Ethiopia, he called himself the 'Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah'. The lion, with crown and sceptre, was also depicted on the Ethiopian flag.
Emperor Haile Selassie Visits Jamaica
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Haile Selassie in Jamaica Color Photos From a Rastafari Milestone
He also visited Tobago and then left for Jamaica enroute to Barbados. H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie arrived in Jamaica on April 21, 1966. On arrival at the Norman Manley Airport, he exited the plane but then retreated when he saw the marijuana smoke filled air with thousands of Rastafarian chanting Jah Rastafari.
Haile Selassie in Jamaica Color Photos From a Rastafari Milestone
Haile Selassie is widely considered a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, and the key figure of Rastafari, a religious movement in Jamaica that emerged shortly after he became emperor in the 1930s.
Haile Selassie in Jamaica Color Photos From a Rastafari Milestone
"Do not worship me, I am not God. I'm only a man. I worship Jesus Christ," he said to the movement of men and women that honored him. Since Emperor Selassie's visit to Jamaica, Rastafarians.
Haile Selassie in Jamaica Color Photos From a Rastafari Milestone
Thursday 21st of April 1966 marks the date the Lord of Lords, Kings of Kings, The Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah, Emperor Haile Selassie I landed in Jamaica. The day in which we of the faith of RasTafari acknowledge as the holy day in Groundation. With the island experiencing rain until the Ethiopian Airlines flight descended upon Jamaica.
Haile Selassie in Jamaica Color Photos From a Rastafari Milestone
His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I on his visit to Jamaica on April 21, 1966. Paul H. Williams, Gleaner Writer On Wednesday, April 20, 1966, people started to gather at the Palisadoes Airport.