The situation is improving in the United States, but not enough to relaunch all the major events in the country.
The alternative American Burning Man festival, which is held every year in the Nevada desert, has been canceled for the second year in a row due to a pandemic, its organizers said, who are announcing a return in 2022.
"For 2021, we know that the need to come together has never been greater, and building a community is what
burners
(festival-goers) do best", explained festival director Marian Goodell, in a video posted Tuesday on the official website.
“But we are also aware that the pandemic is not over.
"
Therefore, the organizers of this large annual gathering have decided to cancel the 2021 edition, initially scheduled for August 26 to September 3, after doing the same last year.
The desert always accessible
Launched in 1986 in San Francisco, Burning Man is meant to be an indefinable event, between celebration of counter-culture and spiritual retreat.
The tradition, which gave its name to the festival, is that the giant statue of a man at the end of the gathering is burned.
Initially an artistic happening on a beach in San Francisco, Burning Man ("the man who burns" in French) has become a structured festival, with a budget of nearly $ 45 million (2018 figures) and nearly 80,000 participants.
Since 1991, it has been held in the Black Rock Desert, a protected area in northwest Nevada, which the organizers are committed to preserving.
By now you've heard we're not co-creating Black Rock City this year.
But if you've ever wished you could go to #BurningMan 365 days a year, here's the big secret - YOU CAN!
We've created a cheat sheet for finding a gazillion Burner-y things to do: https://t.co/KzkKdsgHFJ
- Burning Man Project (@burningman) April 28, 2021
One of the ten principles of the festival is to leave no physical trace of the event after it has been held. Marian Goodell invited those who wished to "create communities" around the world, and to celebrate the week. of Burning Man.
She recalled that the Black Rock Desert would be open to the public throughout the summer, hinting that those who want to can go there, even if Black Rock City, the pop-up town of Burning Man, will not be there. not this year.
