Rastafari...
I know most of us are aware what 420 is, especially in the western country. 420, 4:20, or 4/20 is a special day for those cannabis users around the globe. They celebrate annually at 4:20 p.m. on April 20. But who started this?
Many gossips were flown worldwide especially here in the Philippines that Bob Marley started it because he uses cannabis. But in my research, Mr Marley is not the one behind this 420 yet it is "The Waldo's".
Who are the Waldo's?
Waldo's are a group of 5 high school students from San Rafael. They got their nickname to a wall nearby the high school which is their favourite hangout.
The Waldo's found an information that a marijuana crop was hidden in the nearby San Reyes peninsula. They agreed to meet at the statue of Louis Pasteur to find out the buds. The group would meet week after week in the same spot at the same time to pile into their car and smoke joint on their way to search for the mystical marijuana crop.
The original code for their meeting is "420-Louis". On later days, they dropped the word "Louis". They found using " 420" to identify anything marijuana-related to themselves.
and, who is Louis Pasteur?
Louis Pasteur is a French chemist, microbiologist, and biologist eminent for his findings of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurisation. He is remembered for his unexceptional breakthrough in saving lives.
He also was known as the "father of microbiology" together with Ferdinand Cohn and Robert Koch. He was responsible for disproving the doctrine of spontaneous generation.
Pasteur was not the first to suggest the germ theory. His experiments convinced most if Europe that it was true. He performed experiments that showed without contamination, microorganisms could develop. He demonstrated that in sterilized and sealed flasks nothing ever developed but microorganisms could grow. He is often regarded as one of the fathers of germ theory.
He also made noteworthy discoveries in chemistry, most on the molecular basis of asymmetry of certain crystals racemization. In his career, his investigation of tartaric acid arises from the first resolution of what is now called optical isomers. Pasteur work led the way to a current understanding of fundamental principle in the structure of organic compounds.
Although Pasteur made groundbreaking experiments, his reputation became associated with various controversies. Historical reanalysis of his notebook revealed that he practiced deception to overcome his rivals.
Now we are clear, Bob Marley is not the one who started this 420 day. The Waldos of the San Rafael did this. And they smoke their MJs to the statue of the father of microbiology and one of the fathers of germ theory, Louis Pasteur. Hope this would give a little bit information for those users of cannabis and for all of us who are not aware of what 420 is and who started it.
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