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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:annual_event
gptkb:festival countercultural event |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Rainbow_Family_Gathering
|
| gptkbp:alternativeName |
Burning_Man_event
Rainbow_Gathering |
| gptkbp:artGrants |
provided by Burning Man Project
|
| gptkbp:attendance |
over 70,000
thousands over 70,000 (in recent years) |
| gptkbp:burnsEffigyOn |
Saturday night before Labor Day
|
| gptkbp:city |
gptkb:Black_Rock_City
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
environmental impact
local authorities public safety concerns lack of permits sanitation issues |
| gptkbp:currency |
no cash transactions (gifting economy)
no cash transactions (gifting only) |
| gptkbp:district |
temporary city
|
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
books
documentaries news articles photography collections |
| gptkbp:duration |
8 days
one week |
| gptkbp:endDate |
first Monday in September (Labor Day)
|
| gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
leave no trace
|
| gptkbp:features |
workshops
children's activities communal kitchens spiritual ceremonies drumming circles healing circles barter system medical and emergency services on site no money exchanged open mic performances peace prayer rainbow kitchen vision council medical services on site |
| gptkbp:firstHeld |
1972
1986 |
| gptkbp:firstPerformed |
gptkb:Baker_Beach,_San_Francisco
|
| gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:Larry_Harvey
gptkb:Jerry_James |
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Larry_Harvey
gptkb:Jerry_James |
| gptkbp:frequency |
annual
|
| gptkbp:hasEffigy |
gptkb:The_Man
|
| gptkbp:hasEvent |
gptkb:world_Rainbow_Gatherings
gptkb:regional_Rainbow_Gatherings |
| gptkbp:hasRule |
10 Principles of Burning Man
|
| gptkbp:hasTemple |
The Temple (burned on Sunday)
|
| gptkbp:hasTheme |
annual theme changes
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:hippie_movement
gptkb:Dadaism art movement performing arts temporary autonomous zones San Francisco art scene |
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
gptkb:hippie_movement
gptkb:Woodstock_Festival |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:nonprofit_organization
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:National_Forests_in_the_United_States Black Rock Desert |
| gptkbp:mainActivity |
gptkb:community
gptkb:music art installations self-expression burning of a large wooden effigy burning of the Man effigy |
| gptkbp:mainEvent |
gptkb:Rainbow_Gathering_of_the_Tribes
|
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
international
mainstream media alternative press |
| gptkbp:monthHeld |
August
September |
| gptkbp:movedTo |
gptkb:Black_Rock_Desert_(1990)
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
Burning Man
Burn |
| gptkbp:notableBuilding |
gptkb:The_Man
gptkb:Center_Camp gptkb:The_Temple various art installations |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
gptkb:music
art installations costumes open to all community participation consensus decision-making participatory art mutant vehicles radical self-reliance temporary city (Black Rock City) theme camps lack of formal leadership non-commercialism gifting culture leave no trace principle burning of the Temple |
| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:Elon_Musk
gptkb:Jeff_Bezos gptkb:Larry_Page gptkb:Mark_Zuckerberg gptkb:Sergey_Brin gptkb:Will_Smith gptkb:Paris_Hilton gptkb:Susan_Sarandon gptkb:Grover_Norquist |
| gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:Rainbow_Family_of_Living_Light
gptkb:Burning_Man_Project |
| gptkbp:organizer |
gptkb:Burning_Man_Project
|
| gptkbp:principle |
participation
civic responsibility radical self-expression communal effort decommodification gifting immediacy leave no trace radical self-reliance leaving no trace radical inclusion |
| gptkbp:purpose |
gptkb:community
gptkb:spirituality environmentalism peace |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:New_Age_movement
environmentalist protest communal living intentional communities |
| gptkbp:startDate |
last Sunday in August
|
| gptkbp:startYear |
1986
|
| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:Nevada
|
| gptkbp:theme |
varies annually
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
access via Black Rock City Airport
access by car, bike, foot |
| gptkbp:website |
https://burningman.org/
https://www.welcomehome.org/ |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Black_Rock
gptkb:New_Age_festivals |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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