You have to laugh … I remember Glastonbury, up to my knees in mud - it’s all part of the fun. Having said that, it’s unlikely turn into a survival situation in a field in Somerset, so not really that comparable …
Lol ah ok. I was wondering if that was a joke comment or if there’s some actual real lore behind the founding of Burning Man, etc.
It’s pure head canon my friend. If you like it, feel free to take it and expand upon it
And it is generally human shaped because that made it a lot easier to spin it as “This effigy represents The Other tribe across the river. They are the bad people and the cause of all your problems” as needed.
It’s too bad that the “other tribe” technique still works so well in today’s politics.
If people ever started paying attention to the meta of the species, they’d realize we’re all more like each other than we think.
Santa Fe has a pretty decent festival.
But it has been a few years since I lived in New Mexico. It could have devolved into Corpo garbage.
And in all seriousness: if you ever get the chance, go to an ACTUAL effigy burning festival.
I would, the way you describe it makes it sounds like a really nice event to see.
That is, as long as there’s not heavy torrent of rain washing everything out.
Thanks for the reply / explanation, it was a good read.
