Few people understand that Burning Man actually evolved out of ancient Swedish cultural rituals.
Re: Evolution of Burning Man
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:17 am
by goathead
Player wrote:Few people understand that Burning Man actually evolved out of ancient Swedish cultural rituals.
Are you sure that isn't one of the regionals?
Kiwiburn?
Re: Evolution of Burning Man
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:02 am
by robotland
goathead wrote:
Player wrote:Few people understand that Burning Man actually evolved out of ancient Swedish cultural rituals.
Are you sure that isn't one of the regionals?
Kiwiburn?
Wasn't that a big HERRING?
My sister lived in Sweden for a little while....It was there that she learned to hypnotize dogs by speaking softly to them in Swedish. I still remember how to say, "Help me, frog! Thanks shall you have!". (Phonetically, it's "yolpa may, groda! (Rolling the "r"s) Taks groohah!")
If it was REALLY an IKEA commercial they would have shown the celebrants putting the veneered-chipboard components of the effigy together with little wrenches...
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:58 pm
by Ugly Dougly
It plays into all those sordid Scandinavian stereotypes.
