Well if you Rasta then you wouldn’t say why you shouldn’t have it, because you know freedom is freedom and you don’t have to bow you do whatever you like

from Bob Marley – New Zealand Interview 1979 on Rap Genius

The majority of Rastas have dreads as they hold a great deal of symbolic significance in the Rastafarian culture (such as representing naturalness and simplicity as well their African roots) but ultimately he wouldn’t consider them a deciding factor in an individuals choice to practice Rastafari.

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