Burning Man Festival event

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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