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Despite what many people think they know about Rastafarians, it is fair to say, there are many misconceptions. Firstly, Rastafari is seen as a way of life, not a religion, although there are some (few) rasta's themselves who call it a religion. Many people are bent on calling any person with dreadlocks, or anyone who lives apart from the rest of society (in the 'bush'), a Rasta. Reggae musicians and (most popular) 'weed smokers' are also lumped together under the Rastafarian umbrella. Clearly those external references only create a more disillusioned understanding and unidentifiable characteristic of true Rastafarians, and what Rastafarianism actually is.