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-* [[Notre-Dame Affair]] (1950)+ 
-* [[Saint Stupid's Day Parade]] (late '70s)+'''Burning Man''' is a week-long annual event held in the [[Black Rock Desert]] in northern [[Nevada]], in the [[United States]]. The event begins on the last Monday in August, and ends on the first Monday in September, which coincides with the American [[Labor Day]] holiday. The 2012 Burning Man Festival took place between August 27 and September 3. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden [[effigy]] on Saturday evening. The event is described as an experiment in [[community]], art, radical [[Emotional expression|self-expression]], and radical [[self-sufficiency|self-reliance]].
-* [[Burning Man]] (1986)+==See also==
-* [[Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion]] (1987)+* [[Arcosanti]]
-* [[Grunge speak]] (1992)+* [[Guy Fawkes Night]]
-* [[K Foundation]] (1993)+* [[Transformational festival]]
-* [[SantaCon]] (1994)+* [[Wicker man]]
-* [[Portland Urban Iditarod]] (2001)+
-* [[Pillow fight flash mob]] (2008)+
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Burning Man is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, in the United States. The event begins on the last Monday in August, and ends on the first Monday in September, which coincides with the American Labor Day holiday. The 2012 Burning Man Festival took place between August 27 and September 3. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy on Saturday evening. The event is described as an experiment in community, art, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance.

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