| T-shirt printing companies often feature symbolic prints | | | | integrated Rastafarian doctrine in their songs. |
| on t-shirts. These symbols include political and social | | | | Red, Green And Gold In RastafariT-Shirt Printing |
| images that may have significance to a minority group | | | | The Rastafari colors are green, red and gold, the |
| or may represent a counterculture movement, such as | | | | same hues found in its flag. At the center of the flag |
| the Rastafari Movement. | | | | the silhouette of a roaring lion stands proud while the |
| According to Wikipedia, most Rastas do not think of | | | | horizontal stripes of the three colors are in the |
| the movement as a "religion," but a "Way of Life." It is | | | | background. |
| monotheistic, worshiping only one God, which they call | | | | Sometimes, the three colors serve as background to |
| Jah. However, this God is not a vague Almighty Being | | | | or were superimposed on top of Bob Marley's image. |
| in the heavens, but incarnated as Haile Selassie I, the | | | | In a sketch of Marley's face, the same three colors |
| last Emperor of Ethiopia. | | | | were mixed with the dark lines. Other times, the lyrics |
| Rastafari has Afrocentric ideologies and teachings. Its | | | | of Bob Marley's songs accessorize the image. |
| members support the spiritual use of cannabis, or | | | | Red signifies the blood of Black Jamaican martyrs, |
| marijuana. It also has a three-color flag-red, green and | | | | green represents the lushness of the Ethiopan or |
| yellow-with a silhouette of a lion printed at the center. | | | | Jamaican countryside, and gold signifies the wealth of |
| Bob Marley And Rastafari In T-Shirt Printing | | | | Africa. Sometimes, black is included as a reference to |
| The strong association of Rastafari with reggae is | | | | the Marcus Garvey movement. |
| partly because of Bob Marley's celebrity status and his | | | | Cannabis In Rastafari T-Shirt Printing |
| membership in the movement. Bob Marley is one of | | | | Cannabis or ganjah is very important to the Rastafari. |
| the most popular Rastas in the world, and his popularity | | | | Its use is a sacrament to the practice of the Rastafari |
| has helped spread the influence of the Rastafari | | | | faith. Rastas believe that burning marijuana leave and |
| Movement in the world. | | | | inhaling its smoke opens up the mind to the truth. The |
| Bob Marley's signature image-his wide smile and his | | | | role of cannabis in Rastafari is similar to the role of |
| dreadlocks-is one of the most popular designs in t-shirt | | | | wine in the Catholic mass. |
| printing. His face has been printed in different versions, | | | | The fundamental value of cannabis in Rastafari is |
| either as a pencil sketch or as a photograph. The | | | | repeatedly expressed in t-shirt printing as shirt designs. |
| prints show Bob Marley in different poses, while singing | | | | The five-branch marijuana leaf is also one of the most |
| onstage or with his head thrown back in carefree | | | | popular emblems of the Rastafari movement. |
| laughter. | | | | These famous symbols of the Rastafari and reggae |
| Bob Marley heavily incorporated Rastafarian chants in | | | | have been reproduced in countless custom printed |
| his song. Aside from Marley, other reggae musicians | | | | t-shirts all over the world. Fans of Bob Marley are |
| also used music to spread the teachings of Rastafari. | | | | frequently seen wearing these shirts, even those who |
| Musicians like Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer have | | | | are not believers of the Rastafari faith. |