Burning Man - seachtain sa fhásach - 2 Translation(s)

Burning Man - seachtain sa fhásach

Duration: 4 minutes and 26 seconds

Country: United States

Language: Irish

License: CC - Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives

Genre: Documentary

Producer: Breandán Ó Laobhais

Director: Breandán Ó Laobhais

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Posted by: irishpolyglot on Dec 5, 2008

Burning Man - seachtain sa fhásach (as Gaeilge)

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Welcome to Black Rock City!
Normally, this is a barren desert in Nevada
but for one week in August, almost 50,000 people come
and set up camp together to create the city for the Burning Man event
Like in every city, this one has streets and addresses
but residents here have to bring absolutely everything that they need
They give away things to help others, since money is not used
People here have amazing ideas about the world and I wanted to learn about them!
People with diverse interests come here to set up special camps
to share their ideas
I spent most of the day in different camps and I took part in them
I was staying with 100 others in the Couchsurfing camp
My favourite camp was the "Costco soulmate trading outlet"
We signed up and after a day we were assigned our soulmates!
With their addresses in hand, we went across the desert looking for them
and we found them!
I didn't find my true soulmate
but the search was great and I learned a lot
Sometimes it was easy to forget that we were in a desert
but nature reminded us often!
Because of dust storms, we had to wear masks and goggles
and some people would stay in their tents
but I really liked exploring during these storms!
Since the city was so big, the best way to get around was on bike
But there are other possibilities
At night we wore lights to avoid bumping into eachother
The parties lasted until sunrise every day
The name "Burning Man" comes from burning a wooden effigy of a man on Saturday
For most people this was the best part of the week
But I much preferred the Temple burn on the last night
During the week, people leave notes that they wrote for passed away loved ones
When we burnt the temple this was a final goodbye for them
Emotions that night were incredible
We stayed until the entire structure collapsed
The environmental philosophy of "Leave no trace" is highly promoted
So we brought everything back with us and the desert was restored
as if nobody was ever there
I discovered a more generous and more playful side of human nature this week
I'll take these ideas with me for my whole life!

Burning Man - seachtain sa fhásach

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