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“Burning Man Festival”: Event for self expression & self relience
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“Burning Man Festival”: Event for self expression & self relience

The Burning Man festival occurs every year from the 28th of August to the 5th of September. This festival occurs in the Black Rock Desert of Pershing County in the state of Nevada, USA. This festival is happening for around 3 decades. The event is mainly focused on various aspects such as community, self-expression, and self-reliance. The name of the event might seem somewhat scary but don’t worry it’s just a name.  The name of the event is due to the symbolic burning of a large wooden statue that resembles a structure of a Man. Larry Harvey and Jerry James are the founders of this world-famous festival. The Burning man festival has a total of 10 basic principles. These principles include basic social ethics such as radical inclusion, gifting, decommodification, radical self-relia...