WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — A Polish man sentenced to prison for burning an effigy of a haredi Orthodox Jew said he will sue the leaders of the Wroclaw Jewish community for publicly naming him an ...

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 ...

Five minutes before the scheduled burning, they waylaid him and made ... A word to the mob if not to the law, and they were of for the river, effigy in tow. A long five minutes after the announced ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

This ancient ritual celebrates the victory of good over evil, symbolized by the burning of an effigy of the mythical demoness Holika. Observed on the full moon night of the Phalgun month in the ...