The annual gathering over Labor Day weekend, which culminates with the burning of a wooden effigy known as the “Man” on the final day, attracted an estimated 70,000 participants last year ...

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Last year, Burning Man announced that the theme for the 2020 incarnation would be “Multiverse.” The topic would be a serendipitous one. Like other large gatherings, the annual temporary city ...

At the Burning Man festival, people often place items they want to let go of into the effigy. That’s not a requirement in Port Clinton, said Kromer. Still, festival goers often burn things they ...

It asked anyone who "encountered unsavoury behaviour, such as non-consensual bum-slapping, trespassing, uncool language, theft, sex acts… or open masturbation" to come forward with names, times and ...