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Rastafari is a religious movement.

It developed in Jamaica in the 1930s, following the coronation of Haile Selassie I as Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930.

There are many sects of Rastafari that have developed over the years.

Its adherents worship him in much the same way as Jesus in his Second Advent, or as God the Son.

Members of the Rastafari way of life are known as Rastafari, Rastas, or simply Ras.

Rastafari are also known by their official church titles, such as Elder or High Priest.

The way of life is sometimes referred to as "Rastafarianism", but this term is considered offensive by most Rastafari, who, being critical of "isms" or "ians" (which they see as a typical part of "Babylon" culture), dislike being labelled as an "ism" or "ian" themselves.

Rastafari has always been conceived as a way of life for and by people of African descent.

Ital, also spelled I-tal, is food often celebrated by those in the Rastafari movement.

It is compulsory in the Nyabinghi mansion though not in the Twelve Tribes of Israel or Remi mansions.

The word derives from the English word "vital", with the initial "v" removed.

This is done to many words in the Rastafari vocabulary to signify the unity of the speaker with all of nature.

The expression of Ital eating varies widely from Rasta to Rasta, and there are few universal rules of Ital living.

The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide.

It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies.

The Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide Web (WWW), electronic mail, telephony, and peer-to-peer networks for file sharing.

Until the end of the Ethiopian monarchy in 1974, there were two categories of nobility in Ethiopia.

The Mesafint (modern, singular, modern, "prince"), the hereditary nobility, formed the upper echelon of the ruling class.

The Mekwanint (modern singular, modern or, "governor") were the appointed nobles, often of humble birth, who formed the bulk of the nobility.

Until the 20th century, the most powerful people at court were generally members of the Mekwanint appointed by the monarch, while regionally, the Mesafint enjoyed greater influence and power.

Emperor Haile Selassie greatly curtailed the power of the Mesafint to the benefit of the Mekwanint, who by then were essentially coterminous with the Ethiopian government.

Roots reggae is a subgenre of reggae that deals with the everyday lives and aspirations of the artists concerned, including the spiritual side of Rastafari and the honoring of God, called Jah by Rastafari.

It also is identified with the life of the ghetto sufferer, and the rural poor.

Lyrical themes include spirituality and religion, poverty, black pride, social issues, resistance to government and racial oppression, and repatriation to Africa.