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Burning Man is an experimental festival that has evolved since it commenced in 1986, blending the ideas of self-expression, art and communal living in a limitless environment without the confines of behavioral rules.Burning Man: What Is Burning Man? On the Saturday of the festival, a wooden effigy resembling a human male is set ablaze, hence the name.
Tickets for Burning Man 2009 went on sale on January 13, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. PST.Official Site: Burning Man Tickets 2009 Each year, the festival focuses on a different artistic theme. In 2009, the theme is "evolution."
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- Founder: Larry HarveyBurning Man: What Is Burning Man?
- Population: Around 48,000Burning Man: What Is Burning Man?
- Dates: August 31 - September 7, 2009Official website: The Burning Man Project
- Location: Black Rock Desert, Nevada
- Nearest town: Gerlach, Nevada
- Nearest major city: Reno, Nevada
- Nearest major airport: Reno-Tahoe International Airport
- Participants are encouraged to leave no trace of their presence
- Must bring own food, water and shelter
- Only things sold: Coffee, ice
- No pets allowed
- No rules regarding behavior or self-expressionBurning Man: What Is Burning Man?
- Medical staff and emergency evacuation services available on-site at all times
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History of Burning Man
The first Burning Man was made up of a small group of people that gathered on a beach outside San Francisco, California. Today, Burning Man has over 48,000 participants and takes place in Black Rock Desert, Nevada.Burning Man: What Is Burning Man?2008 Theme
The art theme for 2008 is entitled American Dream. The monument of the Burning Man will be placed on top of an obelisk.Burning Man: 2008 Art Theme: American DreamCategories
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Burning Man on Amazon
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Journey to the Flames - 10 Years of Burning Man - $19.99
Join a group of friends as they head to one of the largest social experiments in the world. 40,000 people meet out in the desert to create a city out of empty desert. The rules are simple: No commerce, bring what you need to survi...
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Desert to Dream: A Decade of Burning Man Photography - $29.95
"Barbara Traub captures an expansive desert of everything but normality where monstrous beings of all shapes, colors and sizes congregate each year with contraptions that challenge everyday familiarity."-Sidelines Online "T...
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Burning Man: Beyond Black Rock - $13.98
Held in Black Rock City Nevada the annual Burning Man festival celebrates the spirit of communal creativity. In BURNING MAN: BEYOND BLACK ROCK a filmmaking team spends 18 months interviewing the Burning Man organization's key players in ord...
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Burning Book: A Visual History of Burning Man - $28.95
It all began in 1986 when a pair of friends burned an eight-foot-tall effigy on Baker Beach in San Francisco in front of an impromptu audience of twenty. Two decades later Burning Man has evolved intoa dazzling annual extravaganza dedicated...
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