Groundation Day

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Groundation Day is an annual Rastafarian holy day commemorating Haile Selassie I’s 1966 visit to Jamaica and symbolizing liberation, unity, and spiritual renewal.

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Groundation Day canonical 1

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instanceOf Rastafarian holy day
religious holiday
associatedWith Black liberation
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie I
Pan-Africanism
Rastafarian worship
calendarSystem Gregorian calendar
commemorates Haile Selassie I's 1966 visit to Jamaica
countryOfOrigin Jamaica
culturalSignificance celebration of Jamaican Rastafarian culture
frequency annual
hasRitual Nyabinghi drumming
linked to: Nyabinghi

chanting
communal gatherings
prayer
reading of scripture
reasoning sessions
hasType holy day
honors Haile Selassie I
linkedEvent Haile Selassie I's state visit to Jamaica in 1966
observedBy Rastafarians
linked to: Rastafari movement
observedIn Jamaica
Rastafarian communities worldwide
religion Rastafari
linked to: Rastafari movement
religiousTradition Rastafari movement
spiritualSignificance affirmation of Rastafarian identity
renewal of faith in Haile Selassie I
symbolizes liberation
spiritual renewal
unity
themes African identity
emancipation
return to Zion

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Grounation Day alsoKnownAs Groundation Day