Twelve Tribes of Israel (Rastafari) Israelite calendar begins in April; the twelve tribes being Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, and Benjamin. Although the twelve representations apply to male and female alike, Dinah, though not considered a tribe, is representative of the feminine. Members of this order are not required to be turbaned, however, they do wear red, gold, and green banners at meetings, during prayer and Bible readings as a holy garment. The Twelve Tribes of Israel functions internationally and has headquarters in various different countries. Members work towards repatriation to Africa mainly Ethiopia (Shashamane) Bob Marley was a
Cultural references to Samson of bees in the lion which Samson had killed, with Samson's riddle "Out of the strong came forth sweetness". The famous Harland & Wolff cranes in Belfast are known as Samson and Goliath (cranes) respectively. Annual parades of Samson figure in 10 different villages in the Lungau, Salzburg (state) and two villages in the north-west Steiermark (Austria). For more information see Wikipedia in German or French . Samson is also one of the giant figures at the "Ducasse" festivities, which takes place at Ath, Belgium. In a 1967 "Lost in Space" episode, "Collision of Planets," Dr. Smith gains Samson-like strength