Rasta Hats or Rasta Tams Always Stylish

Many Rastafari wear headgear often referred to as Rasta hats or Rasta tams to cover their locks. These Rasta caps, beret, beanie and tams are often knitted or crocheted with enough room in the back to accommodate a headful of locs.

• The length of a Rasta's locks often indicates how long he or she has been following Rasta traditions and looked at as some measure of the level of wisdom, maturity, and knowledge.
  

• Rastas take care of their "crown" and many keep their locks covered when out in public using Rasta style tams, beanie caps while others tie up their locks in a sort of wrap.
  

Did you know :

• The Rastafari movement (also known as Rastafarian) is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, religious movement that ascribes to the belief that Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia is the incarnation of God and the returned messiah mentioned in the Bible.
  

• The name Rastafari comes from "Ras" (literally "Head")  and "Tafari Makonnen," the pre-coronation name of Haile Selassie I which is often shortened to "Rasta."

• Some basic beliefs of the Rastafarian are to uphold the truth, defend good over evil and to do the will of God here on earth.
  

Festival                                              Date 

Ethiopian Christmas                         early January 

Ethiopian Constitution day                16th July  

Birthday of Haile Selassie                  23rd July 

Marcus Garvey's Birthday                 17th August 

Ethiopian New Year's Day                  early September 

Anniversary of the Crowning of          12th November

Haile Selassie

• The Rastafari wear locks as an expression of inner spirituality and to emphasize their identity.

• Not all rastas wear their hair in locks just as not everyone who wears dreadlocks is a Rasta. For example, Lil Wayne, US rapper wears locks but is not a Rasta nor is actress/talk show diva Whoopi Goldberg. The world's most famous Rasta man is Bob Marley.

• Rastas believe that locks are referred to in the Bible:

They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in the flesh. Leviticus 21:5

   and in the Nazarite vow:

All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come  upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.  Numbers 6:5 

Samson was a Nazarite who, according to the Bible, had 7 locks Rastas believe that the Bible is not referring to 7 locks of hair on Samson's head but that he was mostly likely wearing locks. Judges chapters 13 -16