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CALENDAR
THE RASTA CALENDAR
There are several key events that are of historical and cultural significance to Rastafarians. These special dates are celebrated throughout the year. Here are some of those important dates in the Rasta calendar.
GENA OR GENNA
THE BATTLE OF ADWA
January 7th (Annually)
March 1st (Annually)
Gena is the Ethiopian Orthodox Church celebration of Christmas. Often called Rasmas in Rasta communities.
On this date in 1896, the first war was fought between Ethiopia and Italy, in the town of Adwa. Menelik II lead Ethiopia’s 100,000-strong army to victory against the Italians, who wanted to colonise Ethiopia.
ROBERT NESTA MARLEY EARTHDAY February 6th (Annually) Bob Marley, was born on this day in 1945, in Nine Mile, Jamaica. His earthday is celebrated by Reggae fans and members of the Rasta community in Jamaica. Celebrations usually take place across the island, but also at Marley’s home, which is now the famous Bob Marley Museum in Hope Road, Kingston. 6
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EMPRESS MENEN I EARTHDAY April 3rd (Annually) Rastas honour the earthday of Empress Menen Asfaw, who was the wife of Emperor Haile Selassie I. According to the Ethiopian calendar, she was born on Magabit 26 1881. This translates to April 3rd, 1891, in the Gregorian calendar. She founded the Empress Menen School for girls and did extensive charity work in her homeland.
CALENDAR AFRICA DAY
HAILE SELASSIE I EARTHDAY
May 25th (Annually)
July 23rd (Annually)
(PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY)
Is the annual celebration of the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now known as the African Union. The OAU/AU was set up on May 25th, 1963, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Two of the founding fathers were Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia and Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana.
KING EMMANUEL CHARLES EDWARDS EARTHDAY May 31st Annually King Emmnanuel Charles Edwards was born on May 31st, 1915. He was the founder and leader of the Ethiopia Africa Black International Congress, True Church of Salvation (E.A.B.I.C.). On March 1, 1958, the E.A.B.I.C was formed. The HQ is situated in Bull Bay, Jamaica, and is known as Bobo Hill.
LEONARD HOWELL EARTHDAY June 16th (Annually) Leonard Howell is regarded as the ‘First Rasta’ and was born 1898. He began preaching about the crowning of Ras TafarI Makonnen in 1933. Howell formed one of the earliest Rasta communities called Pinnacle, in St. Catherine, Jamaica.
Haile Selassie I’s earthday is one of the key dates in the Rasta calendar. He was born in 1892. His name at birth was Tafari Makonnen. His father was Makonnen Wolde Mikael and his mother was named Yeshimebet Ali. His earthday is acknowledged in the Rastafari community with traditional Nyabinghi celebrations.
MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY EARTHDAY August 17th (Annually) Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH is revered as a prophet for the RastafarI Movement. His earthday (birthday) is celebrated annually, by Garveyites, Pan-Africanists and Rastas.
ETHIOPIAN NEW YEAR September 11th (Annually) The Ethiopian calendar is seven years behind the Gregorian calendar. Enkutatash is the word for Ethiopian New Year in Amharic - the official language spoken in Ethiopia.
ROYAL ETHIOPIAN CORONATION November 2nd (Annually) The Rastafari Movement commemorate the anniversary of the Coronation of Haile Selassie I and Empress Menen Asfaw, which took place on this date in 1930.
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Happy Windrush Day (Annually in United Kingdom)
Windrush Day was introduced on 22nd June, 2018, on the 70th anniversary of the Windrush migration.
On 22 June,1948, 492 African-Caribbean people arrived at Tilbury Docks, Essex, in the UK, on the Empire Windrush ship. News reports at the time reported that the number of people was 492, but the ship’s records show there were 1,027 passengers. According to the passenger lists, 802 of those on board the ship gave their last country of residence as somewhere in the Caribbean. Since 1948, hundreds of thousands of people have come from the Caribbean to work and live in the UK. The Caribbean community has contributed to making the UK what it is today.
SALUTE TO THE WINDRUSH GENERATION AND THEIR DESCENDANTS! Brave, selfless, hard working, family-orientated, dignified, creative, pioneers and cultural icons.
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