HIPPY FASHION TRENDS BACKGROUND Hippie movement started as a dissenting group‚ along with the New Left and the American Civil Rights Movement‚ encompassing the sixty’s ‘counterculture’ of rejecting the ‘Establishment’‚ criticizing middle class values‚ opposing nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War‚ among other things. A social revolution erupted in North and South America‚ Western Europe‚ Japan‚ Australia and New Zealand during the 1960s and early 1970s in the form of this counterculture‚ opposed
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What are you thinking of doing this summer? Why not try Reading festival? Reading festival I hear you say? From my past mind blowing experience at Reading I noticed that it was more of an annual pilgrim for people to pay homage to their musical idols‚ plus a chance to reconnect with friends from previous year. Opportunities to try local shop keeper’s wears are available as the festival is located within the beautiful town centre. There are many local arts and crafts‚ organic fruit and veg and even
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Bobbi The Weekend Guest It was late December. Snowflakes were gently falling to the ground as I waited for Lady Macbeth’s plane to arrive in Kelowna. The fresh blanket of snow that covered the runway glistened in the light. I was so excited but also very nervous that my boss picked me to entertain Lady Macbeth for the entire weekend. Lady Macbeth was first to get off the plane and I greeted her with a smile and a friendly hug. “How was the flight?” I questioned. “It was crammed‚ there
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“When nothings right‚ go left” (anonyms). This quote is defines the underlying philosophy behind two distinct‚ yet commonly confused counter cultures hippies and hipsters. One marked the time of the 70’s‚ while other plays a role in society today. The hippies are stereotyped as peace lovers‚ bell-bottoms aficionados‚ and supporters flower power; the hipsters are immersed in indie rock‚ avoiding labels‚ fitting into skinny jeans‚ and being as non-mainstream as feasible. These two cultures are sometimes
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Long Term Impacts of Hippies on American Values After the Summer of Love came to an end‚ the participants in the Hippies movement proclaimed the “death of hip”. Ultimately‚ the hippies were all of the younger generation who argued that society needed to change and brought to the attention of American society these new‚ radical ideas that have affected American values today. The generation gap‚ which has always been one of the biggest issues in every generation‚ led to this extreme protest of
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The ``Hippy Movement’’ was a youth movement in the US that occurred in the 1960s. It comprised of a group of individuals who were against social and political orthodoxy as they chose a philosophy that was for personal freedom‚ love and peace (Hughes and Richard 2014). It is worthy to note that the hippies rebuffed established bodies‚ opposed the Vietnam War and the usage of nuclear weapons as well as criticized the values of the middle class. In addition‚ the hippies were vegetarians and eco-friendly
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discussion I once had with a colleague of mine about a huge pyramid shaped hall built for meditation. It had become an attraction to the visitors of the Garden City. We were the few who were spared from this attraction. Remembering his words‚ we decided to visit that place and took the deviation. Its about 28kms from the Kanakapura Junction‚ on the Kebbedodde Village road. The kaccha road led us through lakes and hills for about 2 kms and then poof‚ we had the first glance of the huge pyramid. It was
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Tasmiyah Chowdhury BHSEC II- Anthropological Encounters 05/10/13 The Hippies 1960-1969 was more than just a decade; it was a state of mind. In the United States of America “the Sixties”‚ is a term used to describe the counter culture and social revolutions which occurred during the end of the decade. During this time period‚ a subculture youth movement called the Hippies emerged. The hippies’ opposed the middle-class value/ideal‚ higher education‚ and the Vietnam War. They embraced sexual
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Lim festival Bac Ninh is a place which owns many cutural beauties in Viet Nam. When visiting Bac Ninh‚ tourists will be impressed by many traditional festivals in here. Lim festival is regarded as one of the most popular ones. It is famous for beloved Quan Ho folk songs which is really attractive to foreign and domestic tourists. Lim festival takes place in Noi Due and Lien Bao communes‚ Lim town‚ Tien Du district‚ Bac Ninh province. It’s held on 12th‚ 13th‚ 14th of the first lunar month every
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Festivals of Jammu Lohri (13 January) Lohri bonfire This festival heralds the onset of spring and is also known as Makar Sankranti. The whole region wears a festive look on this day. Thousands take a dip in the holy river‚ called Havan Yagnas‚ and candles light up nearly every house and temple in Jammu. In the rural areas‚ it is customary for young boys to go around asking for gifts from newly-weds and parents of new-borns. A special dance called the Chajja is held on the occasion of Lohri.
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