Bicycle, –noun, A bicycle is the personal transportation of choice in Black Rock City, where mutant vehicles are the only form of motor vehicle allowed…
A Burner Lexicon: Bicycle
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In case I haven’t said it explicitly enough before, A Burner Lexicon is my attempt to define Burner culture as I see it and have…
A Burner Lexicon: Theme Camp
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Theme Camp, –noun, Lots of people camp together at Burning Man, but only some of them form theme camps. A theme camp is an organized group which provides food, drink, exciting events, or other services to the temporary community that forms around an event. The idea dates back to the early 1990’s, with the formation of theme camps such as Christmas Camp. The oldest theme camp in continuous operation is probably Deathguild / Thunderdome, which has existed in Black Rock City since 1998.
A Burner Lexicon: Raver
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Raver, –noun, Many outsiders from the default world think of Burning Man as just a gigantic rave in the desert. Similarly, many a newbie has…
A Burner Lexicon: Effigy
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Effigy, –noun, The effigy is the central sculpture around which a Burn event and its temporary community are built. Near the end of the event…
A Burner Lexicon: Church Night
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Church Night, –noun, Central Texas boasts one of the largest, most well organized regional burn communities. Part of the ticket fee for Burning Flipside goes toward…