Coronation Day

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Coronation Day is a major Rastafari holy day commemorating the 1930 crowning of Haile Selassie I as Emperor of Ethiopia, celebrated as the fulfillment of biblical prophecy and the manifestation of the messiah.

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Coronation Day canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rastafari holy day ⓘ
religious holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Haile Selassie I Coronation Day ⓘ
associatedWith Black liberation theology ⓘ
Book of Revelation (Rastafari interpretation) ⓘ
linked to: Revelation

Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Haile Selassie I ⓘ
Pan-Africanism ⓘ
Psalm 68:31 (Rastafari interpretation) ⓘ
Solomonic dynasty ⓘ
biblical prophecies of kingship ⓘ
celebratedBy Rastafari ⓘ
linked to: Rastafari movement

Rastafarians worldwide ⓘ
commemorates coronation of Haile Selassie I ⓘ
crowning of Haile Selassie I as Emperor of Ethiopia ⓘ
coreBeliefExpressed Ethiopia as Zion in Rastafari thought ⓘ
countryOfEvent Ethiopia ⓘ
culturalRole affirmation of African identity in Rastafari ⓘ
celebration of Ethiopian heritage in Rastafari ⓘ
reminder of divine kingship in Rastafari belief ⓘ
dateOfEvent 2 November 1930 ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasRitual Nyabinghi drumming ⓘ
chanting ⓘ
communal gatherings ⓘ
groundations ⓘ
prayer ⓘ
reading of biblical passages ⓘ
reasoning sessions ⓘ
singing of hymns and Rastafari songs ⓘ
hasSubject Ethiopian monarchy ⓘ
Haile Selassie I ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
locationOfCelebration Caribbean ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ
Jamaica ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
observedOn 2 November ⓘ
relatedTo Ethiopian Christmas ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Christmas

Ethiopian New Year ⓘ
Grounation Day ⓘ
religiousPerspective Haile Selassie I is seen as the returned Christ in Rastafari ⓘ
Haile Selassie I is seen as the returned messiah ⓘ
religiousTradition Rastafari movement ⓘ
significance fulfillment of biblical prophecy for Rastafari ⓘ
manifestation of the messiah in Rastafari belief ⓘ
recognition of Haile Selassie I as divine by Rastafari ⓘ
startTime 1930-11-02 ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ

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Rastafari holy days → include → Coronation Day ⓘ