Hippies

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It was a youth movement that occurred in the last years of the decade of 1960 which it was characterized by the nonviolent anarchy, the concern of the environment and the rejection of Western materialism. Hippies formed a politically daring counter and artistically prolific in the United States and Europe. Their colorful psychedelic style was inspired by drugs. Embodiedthe graphic arts and music as: Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, etc…
At first the movement was generated in United States and then spread to Europe and worldwide. The source was a reaction to the profound changes that had occurred in World War II society and culture. Hippies were everywhere but were more concentrated in San Francisco and New York and had representationon college campuses. Also were concentrated in fringe locations and on sidewalks with musical instruments.
By 1968, hippie-influenced fashions were beginning to take off in the mainstream, especially for youths and younger adults of the populous "Baby Boomer" generation, many of whom may have aspired to emulate the hardcore movements now living in tribalistic communes, but had no overtconnections to them. This was noticed not only in terms of clothes and also longer hair for men, but also in music, film, art, and literature, and not just in the US, but around the world.
Many hippies rejected mainstream organized religion in favor of a more personal spiritual experience, often drawing on indigenous and folk beliefs. If they adhered to mainstream faiths, hippies were likely to embraceBuddhism, Hinduism and the restorations Christianity of the Jesus Movement.
Many hippies used cannabis considering it pleasurable and benign. They enlarged their spiritual pharmacopeia to include hallucinogens such as LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline while renouncing the use of alcohol. Harder drugs, such as amphetamines and heroin were also used in hippie settings; however, these drugs were oftendisdained, even among those who used them, because they were recognized as harmful and addictive.
The legacy of the hippie movement continues to permeate Western society. In general, unmarried couples of all ages feel free to travel and live together without societal disapproval. Frankness regarding sexual matters has become more common, and the rights of homosexual, bisexual and transsexual people,as well as people who choose not to categorize themselves at all, have expanded.
Distinct appearance and clothing was one of the immediate legacies of hippies worldwide. During the 1960s and 1970s, mustaches, beards and long hair became more commonplace and colorful, while multi-ethnic clothing dominated the fashion world. Since that time, a wide range of personal appearance options and clothingstyles, including nudity, have become more widely acceptable, all of which was uncommon before the hippie era.
Psychedelic light-shows were a new art-form developed for rock concerts. Using oil and dye in an emulsion that was set between large convex lenses upon overhead projectors the lightshow artists created bubbling liquid visuals that pulsed in rhythm to the music. This was mixed withslideshows and film loops to create an improvisational motion picture art form to give visual representation to the improvisational jams of the rock bands and create a completely "trippy" atmosphere for the audience.
The prototype of hippies was the wearing of loose and very colorful clothes. Generally they used colorful and bright clothes, looking for a psychedelic style, but also they wear faded andflowered clothes. But not only colorful clothes were their characteristics, but also long shirts and baggy pants and skirts were another of its characteristics. They were used to see also using typically clothes of Africa or India, headbands and different things with symbols typical hippie (love and peace, flowers, cartoon Native American).
Also one of their main characteristics was the long...