My husband and I had breakfast at the Trellis Bay coffee shop yesterday and during one of our conversations, he was speaking about a guy that he worked with and he first described him as a Rasta (short for Rastafarian) and quickly corrected himself and said "Natty". Right away I knew what he meant.
In the Rastafarian community Natty Dreadlocks aka Natty Dreads is the term used for the wearer of the Dreadlocks. Natty means cool, smart and it also means natural, which more appropriately describes the usage of the word in the term Natty Dreadlocks. Dreadlocks is the twisting of the hair in its natural and is basically left uncombed uncut.
Rastafarian in an individual who follows the Rasta Movement Spiritual Beliefs. There is a huge Rasta Community in Jamaica. The people in this community do not eat meat, strictly vegetables, food from the earth, water that is pure (for example water from high in the mountains where it is clean and fresh).
Now there are people who wear the Natty Dreadlocks but do not follow the Rasta Movement Spiritual Beliefs. Personally I do not like to see individuals with their natty Dreadlocks because they are worn so untidy and with ugly mounts of netted hair on their head. Ugh!! Today alot of people are 'locking' their hair as a style. The hair is natural, well kept and tidy.
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