Answer by mandriloquai (324). Rastafari originated in Jamaica in the 1930s as a way of life and worship of former King of Ethiopia (Hailee Selasee) as God reincarnate.add a comment.he Rastafarian religion originally arose on the island nation of Jamaica during the 1930's in worship of Haile Selassie I who they believed was a reincarnation of Jesus Christ. One of the first missionaries of Rastafarian religion is King of Kings Ethiopian Mission, founded by Archibald Dunkley in December of 1930.