the (red-yellow and green)flad use as the symbol of reggae

[clydoh]

I would like to know the origin of this flag.Thank you I am from Ivory Coast

[Collie]

Clydoh,

most likely from the associations between Reggae,Rastafarians and Ethiopia, birth place of Haile Selaisse, King Of Kings, Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah.

Hopefully if anybody else has another interpretation they will post it too, as knowledge is power.

[Jah Glu]

It is Ethiopias flag. But as collie explains it is the unofficial flag of Rastafari buecause they see especially ethiopia as the holy land Zion.

[clydoh]

Ok I thank you for all your answers,what do think about the mouvment of Ragga,

[clydoh]

thank you Jah Glu.
Have you got opinions about the ragga?

[clydoh]

I thank all of you for all of your answers.What do you think about the Ragga?

[that little soundboy]

although similar, that is not the ethiopian flag but the ites, gold and green (thats the rainbow) are the colours that represent rastafari.

[truthsandrights]

i could be wrong but i always seem to understand that the each represented something:
red-for the blood shed, gold-for the sun, green-for mother africa. my memory is foggy on the gold part....it could mean something else but Im pretty sure that the colors have their own meaning.

[that little soundboy]

yeah ive heard that too but i can never remember which stands for which

[KayaLion]

I was told the gold stands for all the gold which has been stolen from africa ...