Harmony Day Activity: Burning Man Festival


BURNING MAN FESTIVAL

The Burning Man Festival  is a counterculture festival held in Nevada's Black Rock Desert around the end of summer. 

It is a week long annual event that brings in more than 50,000 people to create a temporary 1.5 square mile settlement dedicated to community, art, self expression and self reliance.



Participants show off different works of art, create temporary city, make friends and hangout together. At the end of the festival they depart the black rock city without leaving a trace whatsoever.


The idea was initially conceived by Larry Harvey (Pictured left) in 1986 to honor the summer solstice,by burning an eight-foot, wooden human figure on Baker Beach in San Francisco in front of a small crowd of about 20.


This globally popular event has thus taken it’s name from burning of a large wooden sculpture as part of the event. Every year Burning Man festival starts on last Monday of August and ends on first Monday of September.



The burning man festival encourages every participant to discover and rely on their inner sources. Participants of Burning Man festival also learn the value of cooperation and collaboration. 
At same time they also preserve the spirit of gift giving. The "leaving no trace" ethic of Burning Man festival represent our commitment to leaving no physical trace of our activities in the surrounding, to keep the area and environment in safe and better state.



A great variety of arts appears during Burning Man festival, found as a gift from artists to the community. 

The art section of the festival include small to large scale installations. The modified vehicles are another important attraction of Burning Man festival.

Participants have to submit their design ideas in advance to bring their mutant vehicles at the event.





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