The 10 Principles

The backbone of Burning Man culture, written down by Larry Harvey in 2004 โ€” not as rules, but as a description of who we already are at our best. New burner? Start here. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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Radical Inclusion

ื”ื›ืœื” ืจื“ื™ืงืœื™ืช

Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participaโ€ฆ

02
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Gifting

ื ืชื™ื ื”

Burning Man is devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplโ€ฆ

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Decommodification

ื“ื”-ืงื•ืžื•ื“ื™ืคื™ืงืฆื™ื”

In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments unmediated by coโ€ฆ

04
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Radical Self-reliance

ื”ืกืชืžื›ื•ืช ืขืฆืžื™ืช ืจื“ื™ืงืœื™ืช

Burning Man encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on their inner resources.โ€ฆ

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Radical Self-expression

ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ืขืฆืžื™ ืจื“ื™ืงืœื™

Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a โ€ฆ

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Communal Effort

ืžืืžืฅ ืงื”ื™ืœืชื™

Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote and protect social โ€ฆ

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Civic Responsibility

ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืื–ืจื—ื™ืช

We value civil society. Community members who organize events should assume responsibility for public welfare โ€ฆ

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๐ŸŒฑ

Leaving No Trace

ืœื ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืขืงื‘ื•ืช

Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities wherevโ€ฆ

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Participation

ื”ืฉืชืชืคื•ืช

Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether โ€ฆ

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Immediacy

ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ื•ืช

Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcโ€ฆ