It will be Haile Selassie's 115th birthday on Monday but it will be celebrated in Belize on Sunday with a massive party at the Bird's Isle. It is being organized by a group calling themselves "Rasta United." There will be a basketball marathon, live music, but most of all - an all inclusive bash for the entire family. Organizers say you don't have to be dread to be a Rasta - or to celebrate Selassie's birthday.
Ras Bobo,
"Haile Selassie's birthday, 115 earth strong, Rasta United. You call all 12 tribes, sons and daughters of his imperial majesty. Come out and support his imperial majesty's earth strong. There will be ital food, ital drinks, enough ital entertainment, basketball tournament and a lot of fun games for the kids them."
Sunday's bash at the Bird's Isle begins at midday and it runs through until 11 pm. Selassie is the former emperor of Ethiopia who has become the god incarnate among followers of the Rastafarian movement.
