Rastafarianism, brought to the world's notice by reggae singers, developed in Jamaica in the 1930s; its communicants smoke marijuana sacramentally and believe that blacks are the true Israelites and that Haile Selassie was God.
Monday marks what would have been the 115th birthday of Haile Selassie (1892-1975), who served as king of Ethiopia and the inspiration of Rastafarianism.
